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Flying Tigers

John Wayne (Actor), John Carroll (Actor), David Miller (Director) Rated:

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Genre	Military & War/World War II, Military & War/Drama
Format	Multiple Formats, Black & White, NTSC
Contributor	John Wayne, Paul Kelly, Gordon Jones, Mae Clarke, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Addison Richards, David Miller, Edmund MacDonald, Bill Shirley, Tom Neal See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 42 minutes

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THE FLYING TIGERS were a group of American volunteer aviators, flying against the Japanese on behalf of General Claire Chennault and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek in the months just prior to World War II. John Wayne is the most responsible of the bunch, and John Carroll the least. It's bad enough that Carroll tries to beat Wayne's time with pretty Red Cross nurse Anna Lee; but when Carroll's negligence results in the death of veteran-flyer Paul Kelly, the man becomes a pariah to the rest of the pilots. Unable to serve in World War II due to health reasons, John Wayne spent the duration licking the Japanese and the Germans in front of a Republic Studios process screen.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ OLV775DVD
Director ‏ : ‎ David Miller
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Black & White, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 42 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ May 13, 2014
Actors ‏ : ‎ John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly, Gordon Jones
Studio ‏ : ‎ Olive
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00IQAUO5M
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Robert Watson

Good movie

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 3, 2023

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Another good John Wayne war movie. Well acted.

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Charles van Buren

A great WW2 patriotic movie

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 26, 2019

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This is one of the great WW2 American patriotic propaganda movies. It was released in 1942 at a time when Americans needed heroes. And this movie delivered heroes. Based on the actual operations of the American Volunteer Group aka Flying Tigers but not using the names of any real Flying Tigers as they were still in action against the Japanese when the movie was released.

There is some disagreement among various sources as to whether real P-40 fighters were used in this movie. The trivia extra feature of the movie which I streamed through Amazon Prime states that the P-40's on the ground are decommissioned P-40 B's of the type actually used by the Flying Tigers. Another source states that they were wooden mockups powered by automobile engines. The Lydeker brothers, Republic special effects geniuses, said that no actual airplanes were used, that they were all done with special effects. The special effects were nominated for an Academy Award but allegedly, the Academy voters did not know that all of the flying scene were done by the Lydeckers with models and wires so they passed the film by. The music by the great Victor Young was also nominated for an Academy Award.

There are many instances of actual war footage being used in the movie. At least one however is used wrongly. The shots of the supposed Japanese anti-aircraft are actually Chinese. For Hollywood, the history is not outrageous but definitely should not be relied upon. For instance the Flying Tigers did not fly their first combat mission until after Pearl Harbor.

A major part of the movie centers around the relationship between John Wayne, the commander and John Carroll, a great and brave pilot but a lousy soldier. Undisciplined on the ground, the other pilots do not like him or want to fly with him. There is also a little romantic tension centered around the nurse played by Ann Lee.

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Jane Wagener

One of my family favorites

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 3, 2022

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We love to watch movies on family night.

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Wayne P.

It's a Product of Its Time

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 29, 2019

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As a pilot, I love movies about flying, and I read that this one has some really good flying scenes. I know the history of the real Flying Tigers and I wanted to see how closely this matched reality. Well, in many respects, it was pretty accurate to more objective history. Of course, this was made during World War II, so, like most Hollywood productions of the time, it glorified our help our of friends (the Chinese in this case) and vilified our enemies (the Japanese in this case). I don't hold that against the film. John Wayne gave a good performance of a commander of an all volunteer group who was trying to keep the group together and alive in the middle of a war. Some of the other actors' acting wasn't quite up to that standard. The flying scenes left me a bit disappointed. I know there was a war on and I know budgets were tight, but the aircraft were so obviously models that it was hard to suspend disbelief. About the only thing you didn't see was the strings on the models. Still, it was a good movie with a rousing patriotic message - even the "bad" guy in the group finally gets the message in the end. This won't be one of my favorite movies, but it is one I'll watch more than once.

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1966 Alex Cat

This 1939 History missed by those under 50

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 14, 2014

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This story is an important example of American heroes through their sacrifice, making a victory in WWII. The Chinese called them "Flying Tigers" the Japanese called them "dragons" in their p-42's. The Chinese are erecting a memorial 08/2015 to remember their saviors and friends in war against tyranny. The Chinese are to be credited too doing their part saving downed pilots and spotting for the flying tigers to fend off the Japanese. If the flying Tigers had not got going in 1939 working for Chang ki chec (last non communist leader of China) shot down the 300 Japanese planes and losing only 13 of there own, Japanese would have taken over China and we would have had that much more time and trouble winning the war. It is so sad that all positive history of americans are being removed from history by ignorant liberal political hacks falsely referring to themselves as scholars. Communists have done this in all countries they have tyrannized.

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L J

Wonderful Classic WWII Duke Movie

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 1, 2022

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What a great film. Absolutely wonderful. Love the Duke in WWII movies.

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Dannan Tavona

It's a John Wayne film

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 19, 2020

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This fictionalized account of Chennault's Flying Tigers, the foreign volunteer air force that took on the Japanese before the start of World War II. Japan invaded China in 1935, quickly conquering Manchuria (and renaming is Manchukuo), with designs on converting it as they had with Korea into a vassal state.
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was nimble when compared to the Luftwaffe aircraft, in China it was outperformed by the fighters A6M Zero and Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" which lacked the P-40's structural strength for high-speed hard turns. In traditional dogfights, the P-40 often fared poorly. It did have a greater climb capability and Chennault used this to develop the hit-and-run tactics that allowed the pilots to come home.
Wayne's character plays the man in charge. The scenes with the orphans were to show the American audiences just what living in war zones meant for children. A good B war flick. Worth a look, and if you're a John Wayne fan, you should add it to your collection.

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Great seller

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 19, 2022

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Nice purchase, they had what I wanted, shipped quickly. I would buy from this website again.

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Remastered, but Not Restored?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 6, 2020

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At this price I didn't have any illusions about this issue. However, I never expected the awful mess I was viewing. I stopped watching it when the plane which was ( "coming in on a wing and a prayer " ) ie, one engine on fire. After that scene which was in the semi dark, I have never seen such noise on the picture image. Before that, there were scratches and other picture anomalies, and I don't mean the old war footage inserts, (which is acceptable in this kind of war film.)
I would think it's the same print as the official Universal/ Republic DVD issue I have, but Digitally enhanced, picture sharpened, brightness and contrast. The soundtrack was exactly the same on both. I re-watched the normal, good quality of the DVD and enjoyed watching the film again. I certainly would not recommend this B/R version out of the two issues.
In the US, " The Fighting Seabees " and " The Sands of Iwo Jima " have been done on B/R at a price of around £20 each. They are bound to be restored at this price..I await their arrival...
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Andy Bear

One for the collection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 7, 2018

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John Wayne plays John Wayne and he plays him very well. . Do not buy if you are a student of military history, physics or racial equality. Do buy if you are a fan of the Duke. Fortunately, I am a fan. A product of its time, but entertaining. This film did not change my life, but pleasantly whiled away 90 minutes on a rainy afternoon.

Chantal Xhaflaire

Before the war film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 22, 2014

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This is a film based on the Americans who went to China to fight the Japonese before the U.S. went to war, I have not seen many movies on this subject and it is well done.

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Bob of Newport Pagnell

Classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 27, 2019

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Classic John Wayne film , had it on video now dvd , wonderful

STEVE

John Wayne Flying High

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 12, 2014

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Flying adventure set in pre Second World War China where Big John leads American volunteers against the Japanese.Studio bound flag-waver ......nostalgia at its best

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