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Post by london777 on May 25, 2018 14:22:19 GMT
 Odd poster. Considering this a heavyweight drama about whether to incur increasing casualties among bomber crews, they all seem remarkably cheerful about it. |
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Post by taylorfirst1 on May 25, 2018 14:36:03 GMT
The Dawn Patrol, 1938
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Post by bravomailer on May 25, 2018 14:38:53 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on May 25, 2018 14:49:46 GMT
Never seen this but heard good things about it  |
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Post by spiderwort on May 25, 2018 14:57:03 GMT
NOT really an aviation movie, but a great scene.... Yes, indeed, this Out of Africa scene is one of my favorites, Aussie. It is so beautiful! (Don't know why the clip didn't copy.  )
I'd like to add this one - not by any means an aviation film, but it does begin and end with scenes in which planes play important roles.
Casablanca
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Post by london777 on May 25, 2018 15:12:28 GMT
Never seen this but heard good things about it Never heard of it but will now look out for it. Thanks. |
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Post by london777 on May 25, 2018 15:17:40 GMT
I'd like to add this one - not by any means an aviation film, but it does [contain a scene] in which a plane plays an important role.
OK, if we are getting on to individual scenes, I guess this one is pretty famous:  Cary Grant menaced by a crop-duster in North by Northwest (1959) dir: Alfred Hitchcock. Famous, but pretty stupid. Why would anyone try to outrun an aircraft on foot? And run in a straight line, too. This is one of my pet peeves in action movies, and afflicts even the best of them. People on foot who run down the middle of a road when being chased by vehicles . Surely you would duck into an alley or between houses or climb over a fence?  A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger An early scene has pilot Peter D Carter (David Niven) in a burning bomber without a parachute. I could not find a decent still of this. Can anyone oblige? Like David Archdale (Michael Redgrave) in "The Way to the Stars" (1945), he is a poet/airman. Shows what a literate country England is. In a US film they would be baseball or football stars. Can anyone think of other poet/warriors? They did exist in real life. I guess Sir Philip Sidney was one who excelled in both professions. Also another movie commissioned to reinforce the US/British alliance which was completed too late for the job. |
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Post by bravomailer on May 25, 2018 15:32:43 GMT
Irene Dunn hijacks a P-38 and bombs a Japanese ammo dump in A Guy Named Joe.
Stewardess Doris Day lands an airliner in Julie.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on May 25, 2018 15:34:06 GMT
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Fantasy aviation counts right?
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Post by mattgarth on May 25, 2018 15:35:19 GMT
Irene Dunn hijacks a P-38 and bombs a Japanese ammo dump in A Guy Named Joe. Stewardess Doris Day lands an airliner in Julie. Also Flight Attendant Karen Black in AIRPORT '75 |
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Post by teleadm on May 25, 2018 17:10:27 GMT
Der rote Baron also known as The Red Baron 2008 about Von Richthofen, wish I could recomend it, flight scenes are great, but they had to incorporate a love story that is pure fiction.  Så vit som en snö or As White As Snow 2001, based on the life of the first Swedish Aviatrix  Reminicing Swedish matinés, It's in the Air 1938, George Formby was a laugh 
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 25, 2018 21:05:06 GMT
Dangerous Moonlight aka Suicide Squadron in the USA (1941) An excellent film a wonderful blend of aviation war drama art and romance, with a marvellous cast of characters. A tale of a piano composer now a shell-shocked combat pilot, who meets an American war correspondent in Warsaw. He later joins the RAF in England to continue to fight against the Germans and their occupation of his homeland. The aerial scenes were actually taken from combat footage, and feature the No 74 Squadron, Spitfire fighters that flew in the Battle of Britain.  Fighter pilots... Anton Walbrook & Derrick De Marney . 
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 25, 2018 21:48:41 GMT
Mimino (1977) Soviet Union, Georgiy Daneliya A charming, heart-warming Soviet comedy with Georgian , Russian , English and Armenian language, is a highly recommended aviation themed classic. Mimino works as a delivery helicopter pilot based in his own village Telavi in Eastern Georgia. He is the lifeblood for the local villagers the remote communities. in the region, transport, delivering mail, supplies and even moving livestock Mimino does it all. His greatest dream however is to pilot large international aeroplanes, to pursue this dream he must travel to Moscow to upgrade his qualifications... It is mentioned in the film that the nickname Mimino, means "falcon" in Georgian, however it actually means "sparrow hawk". 
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 26, 2018 0:53:09 GMT
I recently watched this excellent film Kôdo nanasen metoru: kyôfu no yojikan , Altitude 7000 Meters: Four Hours of Terror (1959) from Japan directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi and starring Ken Takakura as the captain. Little known the film has only 8 votes at IMDb, surprising as it is a terrific aviation action thriller, with a generous dose of cheesy camp. The flight Captain on a domestic run must hold his nerve when it becomes apparent that a wanted brutal murderer is aboard among the passengers. When identified the murderer becomes unstable, causing four hours of terror at 7,000 feet...  |
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on May 27, 2018 8:04:13 GMT
I'll add a few more that I, personally, really enjoyed (and I don't think they've been mentioned yet):
Hell Divers (1931) Excellent film about Navy dive bomber pilots in the early 30s.
Flight Command (1940) Excellent film about Naval aviators during and after training at Pensacola, shortly before WWII.
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954) Excellent film about carrier pilots during the Korean War.
The Wings of Eagles (1957) Excellent film about the life of pioneering Naval aviator Frank "Spig" Wead who, after a paralyzing crash, went on to become a prolific Hollywood screenwriter.
High Flight (1957) Excellent film about RAF jet pilots in training, with some excellent aerial footage. It's like the 1950s version of Top Gun.
Zero Hour! (1957) Excellent film about a commercial flight wherein the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing one of the unaffected passengers - an ex-WW2 fighter pilot - to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.
The Gypsy Moths (1969) Excellent film about a team of performance skydivers with lots of excellent parachuting footage.
Three Guys Named Mike (1951) Excellent film about a woman who trains to become a commercial airline stewardess, later becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman, all of whom are named Mike. Based on a book written by Ruth Brooks Flippen - wife of actor Jay c. Flippen.
Come Fly With Me (1963) Rom-com film about three beautiful international airline stewardesses looking for romance and excitement. Some excellent scenes of commercial aviation back when passengers actually used to dress up before going on a flight.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on May 28, 2018 3:23:19 GMT
I'll add a few more that I, personally, really enjoyed (and I don't think they've been mentioned yet):
Zero Hour! (1957) Excellent film about a commercial flight wherein the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing one of the unaffected passengers - an ex-WW2 fighter pilot - to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.
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Post by kijii on May 28, 2018 20:12:33 GMT
I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but I've always thought Flying Down to Rio (1933) was a fun film since it combines musicals with early aviation and wing-walkers too.. I was always very impressed with those girls that stood on those wings....staged, I'm sure, but it sure looked real to me. I think it was the first time Astaire and Rogers were paired in a movie too...anyway, they were not the main actors in this movie.  |
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Post by vegalyra on May 29, 2018 23:15:02 GMT
A couple more: God Is My Co-Pilot  Tip on a Dead Jockey  Five Came Back  The Aviator (Christopher Reeve)  |
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Post by taylorfirst1 on May 30, 2018 13:55:59 GMT
High Road to China
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Post by RiP, IMDb on May 30, 2018 21:01:39 GMT
I LOVE when he rolls his plane upside down and the guy in front falls out to his DEATH!!!
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