Captains of the Clouds
So full of spectacle and glory it had to be made in Technicolor!
1942 · 1h 54m · APPROVED
Action, War
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
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Captains of the Clouds
Overview
Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.
Director and cast
- Michael Curtiz Director
- James Cagney as Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
- Dennis Morgan as Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)
- Brenda Marshall as Emily Foster
- Alan Hale as Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)
- George Tobias as Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)
- Reginald Gardiner as Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)
- W.A. Bishop Cast
- Reginald Denny Cast
- Russell Arms Cast
- Paul Cavanagh Cast
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