Helden der Lüfte

Originaltitel: Captains of the Clouds

1942
Approved
1 Std. 54 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

1864

IHRE BEWERTUNG

James Cagney and Dennis Morgan in Helden der Lüfte (1942)

trailer wiedergeben2:49

1 Video

14 Fotos

Action Drama War

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuInspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

1864

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 2 Oscars nominiert
- 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
This was the first Hollywood picture to be filmed entirely on location in Canada.

Patzer
(at around 30 mins) After the sea plane has taken off, the blurry image of an insect can be seen walking across the lens right to left as Tiny and Emily walk on the dock.

Zitate
Emily Foster: Hey! What brought you back?
Brian MacLean: A whim.
Emily Foster: Well, you can keep on going.
Brian MacLean: Oh, you don't know me. I have a whim of iron!

Crazy Credits
Sincere appreciation is expressed to Major the Honorable C.G. Power P.C., M.C., Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada) and to Air Marshal L.S. Breadner D.S.C., Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Canadian Air Force, without whose authority and generous co-operation this picture would not have been brought to its splendid conclusion. We also wish to express our thanks to Air Marshal Bishop, V.C. and other officers and men of the R.C.A.F. who, in the making of the picture, are portrayed in the actual performance of their regular duties.

Verbindungen
Edited into Desperate Search (1952)

Soundtracks
Captains of the Clouds
(1942) (uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Played during the opening credits and often as background music
Played at the Club Penguin and sung by a male chorus and danced by females
Sung by the male chorus at the end

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Ausgewählte Rezension

6/10

formulaic and, at times dopey, but still a lot of fun

Okay, I'll admit that this film is NOT Shakespeare! In fact, at times the plot is VERY VERY formulaic and silly but somehow the overall package is still quite entertaining.

Jimmy Cagney is the main lead of the film, though it actually has an ensemble cast consisting of Dennis Morgan and other Warner Brothers regulars. And unfortunately, the worst part of this film is Cagney's character, as he plays essentially the exact same character he played in so many Warner films. You know,...the brash and obnoxious guy who seems greatly in need of a comeuppance (such as in THE FIGHTING 69th and MANY other films). It's too bad, as the rest of the plot is very very good and this is a wonderful propaganda film meant to bolster support for the war. In fact, the more I think about it, Cagney's character and how it was written so derivatively is the only real problem in the film. It's a shame really, as apart from this the acting is excellent and the Technicolor scenes of the Canadian wilderness and flying are beautiful.