Flying Leathernecks
1951 · directed by Nicholas Ray
- Rating
- 66/100
- Hit
- no
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
Flying Leathernecks (1951), directed by Nicholas Ray, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- John Wayne
- Robert Ryan
- Don Taylor
- Janis Carter
- Jay C. Flippen
- William Harrigan
- James Bell
- Barry Kelley
- Maurice Jara
- Adam Williams
Crew
- William E. Snyder — Director of Photography
- Sherman Todd — Editor
- Beirne Lay Jr. — Screenplay
- Edmund Grainger — Screenplay
- James Edward Grant — Screenplay
More from Nicholas Ray
- In a Lonely Place (1950) — 85/100 · hit
- The Lusty Men (1952) — 82/100 · hit
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — 81/100 · hit
- Bigger Than Life (1956) — 80/100 · hit
- Johnny Guitar (1954) — 80/100 · hit
- They Live by Night (1949) — 78/100
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