Hell's Angels (1930)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1930
Land: United States
Alternativtitel: Los ángeles del infierno, Gil angeli dell'inferno, Höllenflieger, Hornan enkelit
Regisseur: Edmund Goulding, Howard Hughes, James Whale
Autor: Harry Behn, Howard Estabrook, Joseph Moncure March, Marshall Neilan
Produktion & Genre
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Firmen: The Caddo Company
Genre: Action, Drama, Musical Film, War
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: aerial combat, airship, bombing, brother, casualty of war, dogfight, duel, fighter pilot, flirtatious woman, night patrol, pre-code, royal flying corps (rfc), suicide mission, unfaithful girlfriend, world war i, zeppelin
Handlung
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When World War I breaks out, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, attending Oxford University, enlist with the Royal Flying Corps. They have contrasting personalities; Monte is a carefree womanizer who shirks his duties during night patrol, while Roy is steadfast and attempts to keep his brother in line. During their service, they volunteer for an extremely risky two-man bombing mission. Monte seeks to redeem his cowardly reputation, while Roy aims to protect his brother. Their assignment to destroy a strategic German munitions facility succeeds, but afterwards, they face a squadron of enemy fighters making escape unlikely.
Zusammenfassung
Der folgende Text ist nur auf Englisch verfügbar.
Hell's Angels (1930) is an American war film directed by Edmund Goulding, Howard Hughes, and James Whale. The story revolves around two contrasting brothers, Roy and Monte Rutledge, who join the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. The film explores themes of brotherhood, courage, and redemption amidst the dangers of aerial combat. It is notable for being one of the first American films to depict World War I air warfare realistically.
