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Desperate Journey
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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.
Released: 1942-09-26107 minDir: Raoul WalshWar, Adventure, Action
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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
Show 11 more facts
- 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%
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