Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

So full of spectacle and glory it had to be made in Technicolor!

NR 1942 · 114 min · ★ 6.4 · Action, War

Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · Written by Richard Macaulay

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