Must have aviation movies

I guess the problem was that knowbody knows who Pepper is or was.
German people want to know what a movie is about from the title.
That's why they had to put in "Flieger"

I orderd it today under the title "Die tollkühnen Flieger".
Now that`s funny. Three different titles. One US and two German for one
movie.....

Ralf

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Anybody knows that movie with Robert redford about this Barnstorming
Period
before and after WWI?

I only know the German title "Die tollkühnen männer in Ihren fliegenden
Kisten"

"The daring men in their flying crates" is too close to the title of a
completely different movie. What was wrong with "Der Große Waldo Pfeffer"
anyway?

-- David Brooks

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I only know the German title "Die tollkühnen männer in Ihren fliegenden
Kisten"

I think you'r conflating two films. That would be Those Wonderful Men
in Their Flying Machines, second-rate at best.

The Robert Redford film would be The Great Waldo Pepper. Not bad!

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I recently saw "Flying Tigers" (John Wayne) and was not impressed. Too
much talking, not enough flying.

Too much bullfeathers, not enough history.

There was absolutely nothing in the film remotely connected to reality
except for the shots (evidently taken from Japanese footage) of the
NAH-KAH-JEEM-AH fighters.


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Recently, Ian posted:

What are some "must have" movies that have an aviation theme in them?
I want to get a collection together and I was wanting some input from
the group.

An obscure one that hasn't been mentioned yet: "Avro Arrow" w/Dan Akroyd.

Neil

Over a cup of coffee and reading this brings up one I had forgotten about and
can not remember the name of. It has to do with a Canadian company coming up
with a new design for a jet. It was based on a true story during the 60's. Any
off our frozen Canuck friends remember the name?

Walt

Several have mentioned the GREAT Ernie Gann stories that were made into
movies.
The High and the Mighty and Island in the Sky are both very well done
and true to the author, I have copies of both. There is an outfit that
has Island for sale, but it is a poor copy.

Did anyone mention "The Aviator" starring Christopher Reeves? Another
Gann story depicting an air mail pilot in trouble over the Rockies.
Gives you a good feel for the IFR environment in an open cockpit. This
one is usually available in rental outlets.

Then there is "Fate is the Hunter", sometimes still shown on the air.
The movie is a Gann title only. Nothing like the book, and not much of a
movie.



Ian wrote:
What are some "must have" movies that have an aviation theme in them? I
want to get a collection together and I was wanting some input from the
group.

Thanks

Recently, B25flyer posted:

Over a cup of coffee and reading this brings up one I had forgotten
about and can not remember the name of. It has to do with a Canadian
company coming up with a new design for a jet. It was based on a true
story during the 60's. Any off our frozen Canuck friends remember the
name?

That *is* "Avro Arrow". It has to do with the development of delta wing
jet designs. Akroyd plays the CEO of Avro.

Neil

That *is* "Avro Arrow". It has to do with the development of delta wing
jet designs. Akroyd plays the CEO of Avro.

Ok. thanks. As soon as you said that the light went on.
Walt

In addition to numerous others mentioned, a film called "No Highway", based
on the Nevil Shute novel "No Highway in the Sky", is pretty good. Glenn
Ford, and a few other name brand actors, dealing with unexplained airline
crashes. Book was better, but that's not unusual.

There's also a Gann novel called "Blaze of Noon" that was pretty
interesting, dealing with the early airmail/airline days, and might convert
to a pretty good film. It was made into a film in 1947, but I've never seen
it. Anyone?

JG