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Desperate Journey
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Within Vinony's link graph, Desperate Journey is referenced by 171 other articles, and connects out to Hal B. Wallis, Berlin and Ronald Reagan.
Vinony files it under 1940s war drama films, 1942 drama films and 1942 English-language films.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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6.1During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured but cleverly escape detention after learning German secret information and knocking out a Nazi major. With the angry major in hot pursuit, aided by military personnel, Gestapo agents and Hitler-loyal citizens, the five wend their way across perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the secrets they have learned.
Cast
- Errol Flynn as Flight Lt. Terry Forbes
- Ronald Reagan as Flight Officer Johnny Hammond
- Nancy Coleman as Kaethe Brahms
- Raymond Massey as Major Otto Baumeister
- Alan Hale as Sgt. Kirk Edwards
- Arthur Kennedy as Flight Officer Jed Forrest
Themes
- factory
- nazi
- escape
- world war ii
- sabotage
- gestapo
- bombing
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
2,607 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
- Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Raoul Walsh
- Composer
- Max Steiner
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- Cinematographer
- Bert Glennon
- Narrative location
- Germany
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 849307
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- 1942 - Rialto Theater Ad - 2 Oct MC - Allentown PA.jpg
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- publication date
- 1942-09-26
- film editor
- Rudi Fehr
- title
- Desperate Journey
- production designer
- Carl Jules Weyl
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- Desperate Journey
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in environment
- aircraft
- capital cost
- 1209000
- box office
- 2029000
- review score
- 67%
Sources (11)
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Gallery (6)
Available in 11 languages
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