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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.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.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total
W.A. Bishop
- Air Marshal W. A. Bishop
- (as Air Marshal W.A. Bishop)
J. Farrell MacDonald
- Dr. Neville
- (as J. Farrell Macdonald)
Owen Cathcart-Jones
- Chief Flying Instructor
- (as S/L O. Cathcart-Jones)
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- TriviaThis was the first Hollywood picture to be filmed entirely on location in Canada.
- GoofsAt 00:31:00, the blurry image of an insect can be seen walking across the lens right to left.
- Quotes
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!
- Crazy creditsSincere 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Desperate Search (1952)
- SoundtracksCaptains 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
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A different observation .
The comments of earlier folks were appreciated .As a Canadian viewer I too appreciated it's accurate parts.And I also thought that Jimmies New Yawk accent was funny for a Canadian .The sentiment was great and the overall picture was good for the times .
In the scene in a pub where the boys sang "Bless Them All" and two of them lamented being rejected from flight school , it was interesting to note (along with the wonderful nostalgia throughout)the long necked beer bottles they drank from.
We old timers knew that they were the originals,before stubby bottles. I say this after recently hearing young people refer to the fact that there used to be stubby beer bottles before the present long neck bottles .Or ,was that only here in B.C.?
Thanks to one commenter for the aircraft info too . And another , for the location of the lake .
In the scene in a pub where the boys sang "Bless Them All" and two of them lamented being rejected from flight school , it was interesting to note (along with the wonderful nostalgia throughout)the long necked beer bottles they drank from.
We old timers knew that they were the originals,before stubby bottles. I say this after recently hearing young people refer to the fact that there used to be stubby beer bottles before the present long neck bottles .Or ,was that only here in B.C.?
Thanks to one commenter for the aircraft info too . And another , for the location of the lake .
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- Sep 12, 2006
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- Also known as
- Shadows of Their Wings
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- Budget
- $1,770,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Captains of the Clouds (1942) officially released in India in English?
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