Flying Tigers (John Wayne Collection Edition)
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Features
• Color
• Full Screen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 08 October, 1942
Video Release : 01 January, 1998 |
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Flying Tigers (John Wayne Collection Edition) Customer Reviews
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Do You Like Scenes of Aerial Dogfights? Then This Oldie is For You!
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There are many scenes of aerial combat between the Americans and the Japanese. There are also scenes of combat aircraft formation, bailing out, etc. Warning: Some scenes are gory, albeit not in color.
The setting for this film is China in the late 1930's all the way up to shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941). The Japanese had already conquered parts of China in the 1930's. This film is obviously intended for propaganda purposes: The Japanese are portrayed as barbarians who are bombing Chinese settlements and leaving grieving children in their wake. Americans are portrayed as benefactors who bring food to the Chinese, and as defenders of the Chinese against further Japanese aggression.
It is in this latter capacity that John Wayne plays an American pilot who is fighting the Japanese air force. He has to deal with a recalcitrant pilot who wants to do things his own way, not in the way that he would contribute to the combat aircraft formation. Another pilot gets shot down needlessly because of his antics.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the combat becomes more intense, and the recalcitrant pilot gets a chance to redeem himself. The Americans are planning an attack on an important Japanese bridge. To disguise their mission, the Americans use a small plane, and fly it low within the valleys up to the bridge. The bombs they drop are hand-held, reminiscent of those of World War I vintage. Will the recalcitrant pilot redeem himself?
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