Desperate Journey

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Desperate Journey

1942,

1h 47m,

War

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67%

9 Reviews

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69%

100+ Ratings

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67%

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9 Reviews

69%

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100+ Ratings

A Royal Air Force bomber with a mission to destroy a rail line crash-lands in Germany after the commanding pilot is shot. The surviving crew, led by Flight Lt. Terry Forbes (Errol Flynn) and including Johnny Hammond (Ronald Reagan) and Jed Forest (Arthur Kennedy), flee the plane as it explodes, but German soldiers capture them and place them in a prison camp. Terry's ability to speak German provides the men a way to overcome the guards and attempt a cross-country escape fraught with peril.

Tom Milne

Time Out

Jan 26, 2006

Aside from some expendable propaganda heroics, rousingly handled by Walsh.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Jan 1, 2000

Instinctive existentialism of a very high order, and a very entertaining adventure (1942).

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Aurelio Pego

Cine-Mundial

Sep 19, 2019

If I summarize the plot, the movie may seem mediocre, but it has enthusiastic performances and it is very pleasant. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jun 26, 2015

C+

A rousing Hollywood propaganda World War II adventure film.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Jan 31, 2010

Lively adventure.

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TV Guide

Jun 13, 2008

2.5/4

Desperate Journey was viewed at the time of its release as a ludicrous, comic-strip war adventure. That view has only been strengthened over the years.

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Abraham L

Mar 16, 2019

A masterpiece of action with some of the best car chases I've ever seen. Par for the course from Raoul Walsh. Loved it, in spite of despising the real life conduct of the two leads.

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Rey S

Feb 27, 2018

With the soundtrack blaring "God Save The King" throughout the endeavor, there can be no doubt as to the propagandist intentions of this World War 2 adventure. The ever-so-glib crew, stranded in Nazi Germany and trying to get back to England, goes through some tough scrapes, but there is really never any doubt as to the outcome as our boys laugh and joke whatever the circumstance. Charisma carries the day with Flynn and Reagan doing the heavy lifting, yet ably assisted by Hale and Kennedy. Raymond Massey, cruelly underappreciated character actor, is the central heavy, and does a passable German.

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Raoul Walsh

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Errol Flynn

Flight Lt. Terrence "Terry" Forbes

Ronald Reagan

Flying Officer Johnny Hammond

Raymond Massey

Major Otto Baumeister

Nancy Coleman

Kaethe Brahms

Alan Hale

Flight Sergeant Kirk Edwards

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Synopsis

A Royal Air Force bomber with a mission to destroy a rail line crash-lands in Germany after the commanding pilot is shot. The surviving crew, led by Flight Lt. Terry Forbes (Errol Flynn) and including Johnny Hammond (Ronald Reagan) and Jed Forest (Arthur Kennedy), flee the plane as it explodes, but German soldiers capture them and place them in a prison camp. Terry's ability to speak German provides the men a way to overcome the guards and attempt a cross-country escape fraught with peril.

Director: Raoul Walsh
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter: Arthur T. Horman
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 1942, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 31, 2016
Runtime: 1h 47m

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