Tigres del aire

Título original: Flying Tigers

1942
Approved
1h 42min

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John Wayne and John Carroll in Tigres del aire (1942)

El capitán Jim Gordon dirige una unidad llamada "Flying Tigers", aviadores voluntarios que combaten contra los japoneses en China, antes de la entrada de Estados Unidos en la II Guerra Mundi... Leer todoEl capitán Jim Gordon dirige una unidad llamada "Flying Tigers", aviadores voluntarios que combaten contra los japoneses en China, antes de la entrada de Estados Unidos en la II Guerra Mundial.El capitán Jim Gordon dirige una unidad llamada "Flying Tigers", aviadores voluntarios que combaten contra los japoneses en China, antes de la entrada de Estados Unidos en la II Guerra Mundial.

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6,7/10

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Nominado para 3 premios Óscar
- 3 nominaciones en total

Curiosidades
The "Tiger Shark" teeth and eyes painted on the noses of the planes were there for psychological reasons. It was believed that the Japanese, coming from a seafaring nation, would be frightened of being attacked by sharks. There is no word on whether it had any effect.

Pifias
The AVG did not engage in any combat prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Their first combat mission against the Japanese was December 20, 1941.

Citas
Woody Jason: [Woody has just inadvertently insulted Jim's girlfriend, who walks away] Did I do something wrong?
Jim Gordon: Do you ever do anything right?

Versiones alternativas
Also available in a computer colorized version.

Conexiones
Featured in That's Action (1977)

Banda sonora
That Old Feeling
(uncredited)
Music by Sammy Fain
Played on a record in the Chinese restaurant

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Second-rate, but lovable

Yes, this is a second-rate John Wayne war film (which probably makes it a third or fourth-rate movie for some). Its story resembles a Pat O'Brien/James Cagney military actioner of the thirties, or maybe even the Spencer Tracy/Clark Gable flight movie TEST PILOT, more than it does the real story of the Flying Tigers. Wayne plays the paternalistic leader always telling the hot shot to play with the team; ironically, it was because the Army Air Force wanted to deflate the cowboy attitude and emphasize team work that the real Flying Tigers got disbanded. Despite the corn and cliches, Wayne and the movie are lovable. Like all war movies made between 1942-1945, it's also an eye-opening time capsule.