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Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds
★ 6.4/10•1942•1h 54m•NR•Action•War

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

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

Arthur T. Horman · Screenplay

Norman Reilly Raine · Screenplay

Richard Macaulay · Screenplay

Michael Curtiz · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 54m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 12, 1942

Actors

James Cagney

James Cagney

Brian MacLean

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Johnny Dutton

Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

Emily Foster

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Tiny Murphy

George Tobias

George Tobias

Blimp Lebec

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Scrounger Harris

W.A. Bishop

W.A. Bishop

Himself

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Commanding Officer

Russell Arms

Russell Arms

Prentiss

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Group Captain

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Store-Teeth Morrison

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Foster

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Dr. Neville

Patrick O'Moore

Patrick O'Moore

Fyffe

Morton Lowry

Morton Lowry

Carmichael

Owen Cathcart-Jones

Chief Flying Instructor

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