A somewhat different view of World War II through air support during the siege of Guadalcanal in the Pacific, Nicholas Ray’s Flying Leathernecks mixes actual fight footage with staged battle scenes to often exhilarating effect.
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Released: 28 Aug 1951
Rated: Approved
Runtime: 102 min
Director: Nicholas Ray
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter
Writer(s): James Edward Grant (screenplay), Kenneth Gamet (story)
Plot: Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.
IMDB rating: 6.4
MetaScore: 75
Disc Information
Studio: Warner Brothers
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC...
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