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The Dawn Patrol (1938)

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Summary: In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brand's side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip. (imdb)

Genres: Drama, War

Country: USA

Directed By: Edmund Goulding

Written By: Howard Hawks, Seton I. Miller, John Monk Saunders

Starring: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Barry Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper

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The Dawn Patrol belongs to 5 collections

1. Doubling The Canon (public: moderated by mandarkzilla - 6 stars)

2. World War 1 (public: moderated by td888 - 1 star)

3. Military (public: moderated by Hopscotch - 1 star)

4. To See (private: caffe - 2 stars)

5. Favorite Forgotten Flicks (private: Hopscotch)

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TCI	User	Score	Tier
na	Hopscotch	100	T₁₀
The story is sentimental yet frank, and tells the story of a stalemated war where recruit after recruit is met with certain death as a last resort to hold off an enemy who would rather be back home. Wars are brought on by crazed men, but they are faught by real people. After watching this I'd have to say that I have hardly seen anything that better illustrates that fact than this film. It is beautifully photographed and well played, and its portrayal of friendship is not to be missed.
na	KungFuDolly	83	T₉
na	lebasi	3	T₅
na	imdb	77	T₉
na	jeff_v	76	T₈
na	dharmabum	80	T₈
na	Vegard	7	T₆
na	dr. radical	75	T₉
na	theshmo	78	T₆
na	DougReese	55	T₆
na	kangadoodoo	60	T₆
na	Ariana23	80	T₈