Les chevaliers du ciel

Titre original : Captains of the Clouds

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James Cagney and Dennis Morgan in Les chevaliers du ciel (1942)

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueInspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.

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Nommé pour 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations au total

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Technicolor Cagney

Captains of the Clouds (1943)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Extremely exciting actioneer from Warner about a bush pilot (James Cagney) who pisses everyone off and then joins the Canadian Air Force to train pilots for battle in WW2. Top-notch acting, incredibly flight sequences and an all around good story makes this a wonderful little gem that really sticks out from the various war films produced in this era. I've had the chance to see this movie countless times over the years but kept pushing it back and I'm really kicking myself for doing that. The love triangle between Cagney, Dennis Morgan and Brenda Marshall is very well handled and doesn't come off simply as formula melodrama. This mixes in well when we hit the action stuff and the reasoning behind the constant battle between Cagney and Morgan. The entire cast does a great job in their roles and this includes the three leads as well as Alan Hale and George Tobias. The flight sequences are incredibly impressive and the ending is packed with intense action. The Technicolor (Cagney's first) also benefits the film greatly with all the beautiful locations and it really brings the blues out of the skies. The film was certainly made to be patriotic and it pulls that off extremely well with the ending.

Michael_Elliott
24 févr. 2008
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Anecdotes
This was the first Hollywood picture to be filmed entirely on location in Canada.

Gaffes
(at around 30 mins) After the sea plane has taken off, the blurry image of an insect can be seen walking across the lens right to left as Tiny and Emily walk on the dock.

Citations
Emily Foster: Hey! What brought you back?
Brian MacLean: A whim.
Emily Foster: Well, you can keep on going.
Brian MacLean: Oh, you don't know me. I have a whim of iron!

Crédits fous
Sincere appreciation is expressed to Major the Honorable C.G. Power P.C., M.C., Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada) and to Air Marshal L.S. Breadner D.S.C., Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Canadian Air Force, without whose authority and generous co-operation this picture would not have been brought to its splendid conclusion. We also wish to express our thanks to Air Marshal Bishop, V.C. and other officers and men of the R.C.A.F. who, in the making of the picture, are portrayed in the actual performance of their regular duties.

Connexions
Edited into Desperate Search (1952)

Bandes originales
Captains of the Clouds
(1942) (uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Played during the opening credits and often as background music
Played at the Club Penguin and sung by a male chorus and danced by females
Sung by the male chorus at the end