Underplayed Gems

Desperate Journey (1942)

Desperate Journey poster
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of Allied airmen who crash land in Germany must fight their way out of enemy territory. They use their fists and wits to survive and escape back to safety.

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What happens

Desperate Journey is a 1942 American World War II action and aviation film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Raymond Massey, Alan Hale Sr., and Arthur Kennedy. The melodramatic film featured a group of downed Allied airmen making their way out of the Third Reich, often with their fists. Director Raoul Walsh called it "a war comedy spiced with enough tragedy to give it reality... beyond doubt the forerunner for Hogan's Heroes." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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