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Captains of the Clouds
Movie6.5

Captains of the Clouds

1942•1h 54m•Action•War
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Story Line

Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.

“So full of spectacle and glory it had to be made in Technicolor!”

Top Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

Brian MacLean

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Johnny Dutton

Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

Emily Foster

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Tiny Murphy

George Tobias

George Tobias

Blimp Lebec

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Scrounger Harris

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Rating

6.5/ 10

Release Date

1942-02-12

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

ActionWar

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User Reviews (2)

talisencrw

8/10
•3/25/2016
It was a coincidence, this being Remembrance Day, that I threw on this selection from the James Cagney Signature Collection DVD boxed set, and it's weird that this Hollywood film came out as a tribute to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Really unique as...

Finetunes

No rating•6/4/2022
Wow, you got to see this on Blu-ray, fantastic photography, crisp and the colors just pop out. The obvious question is where were the fighter escorts that should have met them at the end.