Les géants du ciel (1948)
Sur une base américaine en Angleterre, le major Ed Hardin, un ancien des « Tigres volants », est d’un caractère rebelle, mais quand il apprend qu’il va être nommé à la tête de l’escadrille, il est bien décidé à faire appliquer les consignes de vol. Ayant un allié dans le général McCready, il essaie de faire employer de nouvelles tactiques, notamment le largage des « belly tanks » en cas de rencontre avec la chasse adverse et l’utilisation du P-47 comme avion d’attaque au sol, en court-circuitant son supérieur hiérarchique, le général Gilbert. Hardin est descendu lors du débarquement de Normandie, mais son exemple encourage les hommes de l’escadrille à redoubler d’ardeur au combat.
Directeur:
Raoul Walsh
écrivain:
Seton I. Miller
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Edmond O'Brien as Maj. Ed Hardin |
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Robert Stack as Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton |
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John Rodney as Col. William 'Bill' Brickley |
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Tom D'Andrea as M / Sgt. James F. Dolan |
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Henry Hull as Brig. Gen. Mike McCready |
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James Holden as Lt. Tennessee Atkins |
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Walter Reed as Capt. Duke Chappell |
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Shepperd Strudwick as Brig. Gen. Mel Gilbert |
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Arthur Space as Maj. Sanford |
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Jack Larson as Lt. 'Shorty' Kirk |
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Bill McLean as Pvt. Wilbur |
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Mickey McCardle as Jacobs |
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Rock Hudson as Second Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Lilian Bond as English Lady (uncredited) |
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Bill Cody Jr. as Private (uncredited) |
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Jean Fenwick as Lady Woodbine (uncredited) |
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Joe Gray as Flyer with Dice (uncredited) |
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Creighton Hale as Cockney (uncredited) |
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Carl Harbaugh as |
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Hallene Hill as |
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Frank Marlowe as |
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John McGuire as |
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Ray Montgomery as |
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George Offerman, Jr. as |
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Frances Osborne as |
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Tudor Owen as |
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Robert Seiter as |
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Loren Tindall as |
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Heather Wilde as |
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Robert Boon as German Operator |
| Writing | Seton I. Miller | Screenplay |
| Directing | Raoul Walsh | Director |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Seton I. Miller | Producer |
| Camera | Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Wilfrid M. Cline | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Christian Nyby | Editor |
| Writing | Martin Rackin | Writer |
