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Flying Leathernecks

Directed by Nicholas Ray

1951

Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.

Released
28 Aug 1951
Runtime
102 min
Also known as
Guadalcanal - Entscheidung im Pazifik, Jagdgeschwader Wildkatze, The Flying Leathernecks, Horizonte de Glórias
Country
United States
Language
English
Screenplay
Beirne Lay Jr., Edmund Grainger, James Edward Grant
Story
Kenneth Gamet
Cinematography
William E. Snyder
Editor
Sherman Todd
Elsewhere
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