Rent Flying Leathernecks (1951)

Synopsis:

Wayne shoulders the responsibility of sending pilots to their deaths fighting the Japanese over Guadalcanal; a fact of wartime life which chokes his softer second-in-command Robert Ryan. Director Nicholas Ray is best known for intense male melodramas like 'Rebel Without a Cause' and 'In a Lonely Place', but he was working well within his powers here. Wayne and Ryan have some strong scenes together, none more so than when Wayne informs his officer he is to be passed over for promotion.

Actors:

John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter, Jay C. Flippen, William Harrigan, James Bell, Barry Kelley, Maurice Jara, Adam Williams, James Dobson, Carleton Young, Michael St. Angel, Brett King, Gordon Gebert, Hal Bokar, Barry Brooks, Charles Brunner, Richard Condon, Ralph Cook

Directors:

Nicholas Ray

Producers:

Edmund Grainger

Writers:

James Edward Grant, Kenneth Gamet, Beirne Lay Jr.

Year:

1951

Studio:

Universal Pictures

Genres:

Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama

DVD details

BBFC:

Parental Guidance - general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children

Release Date:

05/06/2006

Run Time:

98 minutes

Aspect Ratio:

Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3

Format:

Pal

Colour:

Technicolor

Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English Hard of Hearing