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Mood:
- BleakExcitingCaptivating
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Plot:
- SoldierSave the DayOfficers and CadetsAgainst the OddsBasic TrainingMilitary LifeWartime LifeBattles more...
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Genres:
- DramaWarActionAdventure
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Time/Period:
- World War 1
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Place:
- EuropeFrance
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Praise:
- Award WinnerOscar WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Based on:
- Remake
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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The Dawn Patrol, 1938
English, German
USA
Profile of The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol can be described as bleak, captivating, and exciting. The plot revolves around officers and cadets, basic training, and going against the odds. The main genres are drama, war, and action. In approach, The Dawn Patrol is serious and realistic. It is located in France. It takes place during World War 1. Visually, The Dawn Patrol is black and white. It is a remake. The movie has received attention for being an Oscar winner. The Dawn Patrol is well suited for a boys' night.
Summary of The Dawn Patrol
Basil Rathbone is the major who sends his brave boys to face certain death each morning in this dark, yet jubilant World War I drama. Errol Flynn and David Niven are the hard-drinking aces in the squad who wish they had a few more days to teach the new pilots a few basic moves before they're sent up to face the dreaded Baron Richter. It's tragedy and camaraderie as the boys bond in the face of their own mortality and sing sentiments like "Hurrah for the next who dies" while getting drunk at the local inn. A peculiar respect and admiration develops between the German fliers and these brave Brits, which lends this war film unusual poignancy. If this all sounds an awful lot like a Howard Hawks film, that's because it's essentially a remake of his 1930 version. Perhaps in making this film director Edmund Goulding wanted to get away from his reputation as a director of soapy women's melodramas. If so, he succeeded admirably: there's breathtaking aerial combat scenes, strong performances, clever dialogue, and not a single woman in the cast.
Details
| Language: | English, German |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 23 December 1938 |
| Runtime: | 103 min |
Cast and Crew
as Captain Courtney
as Major Brand
as Lieutenant Scott
as Phipps
