Though John Wayne plays a similar role to that of his other WWII movies (Sands of Iwo Jima), the tough but sensitive commander, this picture is better than the rest due to smooth and crispy direction by Nicholas Ray.
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:6
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Action-packed war film utilizing actual battle footage to create a tense drama. Two US Marine fighter pilots try to fight their own personal battles, while still banding together to fight the war.... Action-packed war film utilizing actual battle footage to create a tense drama. Two US Marine fighter pilots try to fight their own personal battles, while still banding together to fight the war. Wayne delivers a standard performance as the flying officer whose determination is hated by his men as well as the enemy. [More]
Starring: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter
Starring: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter, William Harrigan, Jay C. Flippen, James Bell
Director: Nicholas Ray
Director: Nicholas Ray
Producer: Edmund Grainger
Screenwriter: James Edward Grant
Story: Kenneth Gamet
Composer: Roy Webb
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Reviews for Flying Leathernecks
Marquee pull of John Wayne and Robert Ryan in the action market has been teamed with a story of Marine fighter pilots.
This is arguably Ray's least distinguished film, a relatively conventional, anonymous WWII drama made for RKO mogul Howard Hughes.
The Flying Leathernecks packs a surprising amount of intelligent insight in with its nationalistic rally cry.
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