Flying Tigers

Flying Tigers

Strong BRAVE MEN FLYING IN THE FACE OF DEATH THAT WE MAY Live

NR 1942 · 102 min · ★ 6.3 · Action, Drama, War

Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers.

Directed by David Miller · Written by Kenneth Gamet

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