The Black Parachute
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The Black Parachute

Meet a Two-Fisted Yank Who's No. 1 Man in a Band of Balkan Guerrillas!

6.8 / 10 1944 1h 8mNR English
DramaAdventureWar

Storyline

A paratrooper drops behind enemy lines to rescue the deposed king of a mythical Balkan nation.

Cast & Crew

John Carradine

John Carradine

General von Bodenbach

Lead
Osa Massen

Osa Massen

Marya Orloff

Larry Parks

Larry Parks

Michael Lindley

Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

Olga - Peasant Woman

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

King Stephen

Ivan Triesault

Ivan Triesault

Colonel Pavlec

Art Smith

Art Smith

Joseph - Guerilla (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lew Landers's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Black Parachute is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker