Cinema aeronautico

Blazing Skies - Il Cinema Aeronautico in lingua originale

1902 *Le Voyage Dans la Lune*	Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.	FR *13'*

1919 *The Great Air Robbery*	A band of aeroplane robbers, led by Van Arland (Ray Ripley), plan to steal $20,000 in gold, which is meant to be delivered to the Washington mint. But they weren't counting on the talents of aviator Larry Cassidy (Lieutenant Omar L. Locklear) of the U.S. mail service. Cassidy and another aviator, Wallie Mason (Allan Forrest), are tricked into revealing the air route, and Van Arland manages to fly off with the gold and the girl. But Cassidy pursues them and climbs a rope ladder from his plane to the villain's in mid-air. He captures Van Arland without much further ado and saves the day. This film was made in the days when flying was new and aviators were almost as glamorous as astronauts are today, but that doesn't mean that Universal Studios spent any extra money on it. Basically it was built around the one trick of having Locklear leap from one plane to another, and much of the other aerial footage comes from newsreels.	*USA*

1925 *The Sky Raider*	The film is presumed lost.	*USA*

1927 *Wings*	Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.	*USA* *135'*

1930 *Hell's Angels*	Hell's Angels is well-known for Howard Hughes' high-cost direction and 18-year-old blonde bombshell Jean Harlow's first major role and big break into film, and the stunning aerial footage (e.g., authentic-looking dogfights). It was the costliest film ever made until Gone With the Wind . It is the contrasting story of two brothers (one good and one bad), Roy (James Hall) and Monte Rutledge (Ben Lyon) respectively, who leave Oxford and join in the British Royal Flying Corps at the beginning of World War I. Roy, falls in love with Helen (Jean Harlow), a sexy, voluptuous, platinum blonde.	*USA* *135'*

1931 *The Last Flight*	Cary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. Cary and Shep's plane is shot down, and they barely survive; they're released from the hospital on Armistice Day, damaged both physically and psychologically. The four friends, haunted by the devastation of the war, head to Paris instead of home, where they meet Nikki, an eccentric and wealthy young woman. Nikki is drawn to Cary, and the five friends--tagged by the boorish reporter, Frink--drink their way from Paris to Lisbon. Few of these members of the "lost generation" make it out of their travels intact.	*USA* *76'*

1931 *Dirigible*	A French explorer enlists the help of the US Navy in an expedition to the South Pole. There is competition between the airship division and fixed wing fliers...	*USA* *100'*

*1933* *Ace of Aces*	A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the army. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change	*USA* *76'*

1933 *The Eagle and the Hawk*	The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy.	*USA* *68'*

1934 Above the Clouds	A boozing newsreel cameraman falls short of his helper at a dirigible disaster. In Above the Clouds, Robert Armstrong stars as Scoop Adams, an ace newsreel cameraman whose love affair with the bottle all but destroys him professionally. Scoop manages to get his photographer pal Dick (Richard Cromwell) fired as well, but he promises to restore Dick's reputation, some way or another. He gets his chance while covering a dirigible wreck (some three years before the Hindenburg), saving the day for both Dick and himself. The outcome of the plot hinges on a telephoto lens, a relatively new device in 1934. Dorothy Wilson hangs around in the obligatory but hardly necessary role of the love interest	*USA* *68'*

*1936* *Ace Drummond*	This 13 chapter serial is based on the comic strip character Ace Drummond created by Eddie Rickenbacker. Ace is a 'G-Man of the sky' working out of Washington D.C. He is sent to Mongolia to find out why a mysterious villain known only as 'The Dragon' is trying to prevent the newly formed International Airways from setting up an airport there. Ace meets Peggy Trainor (Jean Rogers) who is searching for her archaeologist father who has disappeared. Together they search for answers to the puzzles.	*USA* *255'*

*1938* *Pour Le Meritè*	This Nazi propaganda film chronicles the rise of the German Air Force ("Luftwaffe") from World War I until Adolf Hitler took power in 1933.	GE *114'*

*1938* *Men with Wings*	The picture opens with three young kids, OConnor, Weidler, and Cook, flying a kite. Then we hear about the Wright Brothers and their successful flight at Kitty Hawk, followed by a scene with Abel, a reporter, as he attempts to fly and becomes the first air casualty, perishing in a fiery crash. Time passes and the three children grow up to become MacMurray, Campbell, and Milland. MacMurray marries Campbell, they have a child, and Milland, despite the fact that he has always loved Campbell, remains a pal to the two. With Devine around as an airplane mechanic (and to provide laughs), the careers of the three are traced until MacMurray takes off to help the Chinese in their war with the Japanese. In the end, MacMurray loses his life in his desire to help the Chinese, and Milland moves in to take his place.	*USA* *1O5'*

1940 *Give Us Wings*	The boys want desperately to fly, and get mixed up with crooked crop dusters, whose planes are flying deathtraps	*USA* *132'*

1941 *Target for Tonigth*	The planning and implementation of an RAF night raid on Germany in World War II, concentrating on a low level mission by a Wellington bomber on an oil storage facility by the Rhine.	UK *47'*

*1941* Battle Squadron Lutzow - La Squadriglia Lutzow - Kampfgeschwader Lutzow	Due giovani aviatori tedeschi gareggiano in eroismo per conquistare una ragazza profuga dalla Polonia appena invasa dai nazisti.	*GERMANIA* 97'

*1941* *Dive Bomber*	A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive	*USA* *132'*

*1941* *Quax der Bruchpilot*	Quax, der Bruchpilot ist ein deutscher Spielfilm aus der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus. Die Komödie mit Heinz Rühmann in der Hauptrolle wurde nach der gleichnamigen Verserzählung von Hermann Grote gedreht. Die Premiere fand am 16. Dezember 1941 in Hamburg statt.	GE *91'*

*1942* *Spitfire - The First of the Few*	By the late 1920's aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell feels he has achieved all he wants with his revolutionary mono-planes winning trophy after trophy. But a holiday in Germany shortly after Hitler assumes power convinces him that it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter plane and that sooner or later Britain's very survival may depend on what he comes to call the Spitfire.	UK *117'*

*1942* *Captain of the Clouds*	Inspired by Churcill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers	*USA* *114'*

*1942* *One of Our Aircraft is Missing*	When the Nazis shoot down a British bomber, its crew seeks help from the Dutch underground.	UK *102'*

1942 *Keep' em Flying*	When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the air corps doesn't know what it's in for.	*USA* *86'*

1943 *Kato Hayabusa Sentotai*	War-time Japan produced a number of excellent motion pictures regarding its military. One of those films, a product of the Toho Motion Picture Company, was the 1944 production of 'Kato Hayabusa Sentotai' (Kato's Perigrin Falcon Squadron). Col. Kato was indeed a real officer serving with the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in Southeast Asia...an officer highly respected by his pilots for his fairness and excellent flying ability. The aircraft he and his men flew was the Nakajima Ki-43 'Hayabusa' fighter. One of the many highlights of the production was the use of the actual type aircraft used by the Kato squadron. Along with the realistic action, the acting and direction were superb. I would say that this feature is above par should it be compared with other films of this type including those produced in the United States and Europe. The motion picture was shot in black and white, and is about two hours in length.	*JAP* *90'*

1943 *Bomber's Moon*	American bomber pilot Captain Jeff Dakin is shot down on a bombing raid over German-held territory. As his crew bails out, Jeff sees his bombardier brother, Lt. Danny Dakin, machine-gunned to death as he is drifting to earth. After being taken prisoner Jeff learns the name of the man who murdered his brother---Nazi ace Major Von Streicher. In the concentration camp he begins a plan of escape with two other prisoners; Czech prisoner Captain Paul Husnik and a young Russian doctor, Alexandra "Alec" Zoreisch. The three escape during an air raid.	*USA* *67'*

*1943* *Bombardier* - 19 Stormo Bombardieri	Training of bombardiers in semi-documentary style, with personal stories and a battle climax.	*USA* *99'*

*1943* Aerial Gunner	Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman	*USA* *78'*

1944 *Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo*	In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.	*USA* *138'*

*1945* *Captain Eddie*	WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after his plane crashed in the South Pacific in late 1942.	*USA* *107'*

*1945* *Nebesnyj Tichochod* *The Sky Slow-Mover*	Three fighter pilots swear a solemn oath not to fall in love till the end of the war. By chance they happen to find themselves in an all- women bomber squadron. And love wins...	*URSS* *78'*

*1945* *Espoir, Sierra de Teruel*	Parzialmente ispirato al romanzo dello stesso autore, rievoca alcuni episodi della guerra di Spagna, visti dalla parte dei repubblicani, e in particolare i combattimenti nella Sierra di Teruel del 1937, l'attacco aereo a un aeroporto franchista in costruzione (con le riprese dall'interno di un bombardiere, le prime nella storia del cinema) e il corteo che scende dalla montagna, scortando morti e feriti: vi presero parte 2500 reclute non ancora equipaggiate. Le riprese furono interrotte nel gennaio 1939 a causa dell'ingresso in Barcellona delle truppe franchiste.	*FRA* *90'*

*1947* *The Beginning or the end*	The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.	*USA* *112'*

*1950* *Big Lift*	Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.	*USA* *120'*

*1952* *The Sound Barrier - Breaking the sound barrier - Ali del Futuro*	Un industriale aeronautico (R. Richardson) espone a rischi mortali i suoi piloti, compreso suo genero (N. Patrick), per riuscire a superare la barriera del suono.	UK *118'*

*1953* *Appointment in London - Raiders in the Sky*	According to Dirk Bogarde, the character of Tim Mason was based on Wing Commander Guy Gibson who led the Dambuster's raid in May 1943. Gibson was at one stage the commanding officer of 106 squadron and one of the flight commanders was Squadron Leader John Wooldridge, co-writer and composer for "Appointment in London". The movie was filmed at RAF Upwood. The Lancaster's used were NX673 NX679 NX782, these aircraft also took part in the filming of The Dambusters two years later at RAF Hemswell.	*USA* *92'*

1953 *Above and Beyond*	Based on an outline by Beirne Lay Jr. Dramatization of a true story about delivering the first atomic bomb. Maltin review: "Meaningful account of US pilot who flew over Hiroshima with first atomic bomb; film focuses on his training and its effect on his personal life.	*USA* *122'*

1953 *Horizons Sans Fin*	L'histoire d'Hélène Boucher, la célèbre aviatrice française, de sa vie comme simple vendeuse dans un magasin de mode à ses exploits en avion.	*FRA* *104'*

1953 *Sabre Jet*	The story of jet pilots flying over Korea by day, from their Itazuke Air Base in Japan, and of their wives...	*USA* *90'*

1953 *Malta Story*	Malta Story is a 1953 British war film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, which is based on the heroic air defence of Malta during the Siege of Malta in the Second World War. The film uses real and unique footage of the locations at which the battles were fought and includes a love story between a RAF pilot and a Maltese girl, as well as the anticipated execution of her brother, caught as an Italian spy. The character of "Peter Ross" is apparently loosely based on that of Adrian Warburton.	UK *98'*

1954 *Gula Divisionen* *(The Yellow Squadron)*	The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the border. The peace in Europe is fragile and the cold war is imminent. At F8 - Air Force Base, the yellow squadron stand ready with its J29 fighters.	*SVE* *86'*
*1955* *Battle Taxi*	In the Korean war, the commander of an Air Rescue helicopter team must show a hot-shot former jet pilot how important helicopter rescue work is and turn him into a team player	*USA* *82'*

*1955* *Strategic Air Command*	Lt. Col. Robert (Dutch) Holland was a third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, not a pitcher. While at spring training a B-36 flew over the field and Dutch was standing on third base. Brewster was his third base replacement when he, Dutch was re-called to duty. The movie clearly depicts this.	*USA* *114'*

*1956* *Battle Station*	The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.	*USA* *81'*

*1957* *Bail out at 43,000*	This is a story about Air Force researchers trying to develop a safe ejection system for the new B-47 bomber. The navigator position required a rather unique ejection out the bottom of the aircraft. Added to this were the new human physiology problems of a man leaving a pressurized aircraft at extremely high altitude.	*USA* *78'*

*1957* *Der Stern Von Africa*	This is a story about Air Force researchers trying to develop a safe ejection system for the new B-47 bomber. The navigator position required a rather unique ejection out the bottom of the aircraft. Added to this were the new human physiology problems of a man leaving a pressurized aircraft at extremely high altitude.	GE *100'*

*1957* *Jet Pilot*	Air Force Colonel Shannon is assigned to escort defecting Soviet pilot Anna. He falls in love with her, but she is scheming to lure him back to the USSR. But Shannon has a scheme of his own.	*USA* *112'*

1957 *Bomber B-52*	First big-screen appearance of America's most powerful weapon of the era	*USA* *106'*

1957 *Battle Hymn*	Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he's a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in the Korean War, he finds Korean orphans raiding the airbase garbage. With a pretty Korean teacher, he sets up an orphanage for them and others. But he finds that to protect his charges, he has to kill.	*USA* *108'*

1957 *High Fligth*	The Commanding Officer of an RAF Training School must deal with a difficult cadet, but the cadet reminds the C.O. of himself when young.	*GERM* *102'*

1958 *Lafayette Escadrille*	A hotshot young flyer falls for a French prostitute during World War I	*USA* *93'*

1966 *Keep' em Flying*	Maya Bulgakova gives a marvelous performance as a once heroic Russian fighter pilot now living a quiet, disappointingly ordinary life as a school principal.	*URSS/USA* *85'*

1970 *Catch-22*	A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.	*USA* *121'*

1970 *Darling Lili*	Set during WWI, this movie is a cute spin on the Mata Hari legend.	*USA* *107'*

1970 *Mosquito Squadron*	Squadron Leader Quint Munroe, an RAF pilot in World War II, has a hard time dealing with the presumed death in action of fellow Sq. Leader David 'Scotty' Scott, whose family practically raised him when he was orphaned, so they were like brothers. RAF Air Commodore Hufford has a crucial task for Quint, who is no longer serving in the squadron: a reconnaissance flight over the château de Charlon, a castle in occupied France, where the Nazis are probably developing a new generation of flying bombs; the defenses are indeed suspiciously tight. When analyzed, the photos show the castle grounds harbor an underground launching tunnel, and Quint gets a nearly impossible precision top-secret mission: select and train a team in only 10 days, when the French underground believes the first launch is planned, to 'aim' a new type of bouncing bomb into the tunnel, to blow up the whole Luftwaffe install ation. Quint falls in love with Scotty's young widow Beth Scott, whose crippled brother, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Shelton, is on his team. After the Gestapo catches and tortures a French underground member, the Luftwaffe drops a film showing the castle being filled with captured RAF men, one of which is, to Quint and Doug's shock, Scotty, not dead after all, causing a dilemma for which Quint presents an even more daring solution, to be prepared in a few days...	UK *90'*

*1973* *Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies*	Story of a 1920s stunt flyer and the son he takes on the road with him.	UK *92'*

*1979* Partizanska eskadrila - Battle of the Eagles	Very losely based on historical facts, this film tells a story about first Yugoslav Partizan air force unit. Using captured enemy planes, the pilots of the partisan squadron wreak havoc on the Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht ranks of the mighty German army. Filmed on location in Yugoslavia.	*JUGOS* 102'

1980 *Enola Gay*	The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets and the crew of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, is recounted in this three-hour movie adapted by James Poe and Millard Kaufman from the best-selling book. The film was "dedicated to the memory of James Poe," who died before	*USA* *150'*

*1988* *BAT-21*	Durahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHrYmxcZIF4il tenente colonnello Hambleton è costretto a gettarsi col paracadute in territorio nemico. Il capitano Clark, a bordo di un elicottero, cerca di trarlo in salvo. Al film, tratto da un libro di William C. Anderson su una vicenda realmente accaduta, ha collaborato il vero ufficiale protagonista. Passaggi stupendi, azione avvincente, solido mestiere di Hackman e Co.AUTORE LETTERARIO: William C. Anderson	*USA* *105'*

1990 *The Great Air Race*	Fictional story about the 1934 London - Melbourne MacPherson Robertson Air race built around actual events and actual people.	*AUS-UK* *192'*

*1993* *Aces: A story of the first air war*	World War I was the first war in which aviators played a part. What was it really like to manoeuvre the first aircraft in battle? How did aerial strategy and tactics evolve throughout the war? And what about the amazing development of aeronautical technology within a few short years? Using rarely-seen archival footage, Aces chronicles the wartime career of a Canadian airman, providing a first-hand glimpse of the war, which broke out just 11 years after the Wright brothers pioneered the flying machine.	*CAN* *935'*

*2012* *Flight*	An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling	*USA* *138'*

*2012* *Red Tails*	Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky - even as they battle discrimination on the ground. It's a tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.	*USA* *125'*