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The Dawn Patrol
“They roared through the dawn... with death on their wings!”
6.8 / 10• 1938• 1h 43m•NR• English
ActionDramaWar
Storyline
In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brand's side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip.
Cast & Crew
Errol Flynn
Capt. Courtney
Lead
Basil Rathbone
Maj. Brand
David Niven
Lt. Scott
Donald Crisp
Phipps
Melville Cooper
Sgt. Watkins
Barry Fitzgerald
Bott
Carl Esmond
Hauptmann Von Mueller
Peter Willes
Hollister
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edmund Goulding's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Dawn Patrol is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
