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Pilot #5

6.0/10
TMDB9 votes
Original: 71 min

A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five pilots anxious to fly it, the Dutch commander chooses George Collins to fly a mission to drop a 500-lb bomb on the Japanese carrier lying offshore. As the flight progresses, the commander asks the other pilots to tell him about George. They recount his rise from brilliant law student, through the time he became involved in the corrupt machine of his state's Governor, and his attempts to redeem himself, both in his own eyes, and in Fredie, his long-time love.

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Pilot #5 (1943) is a film in the drama, romance, war genres. Directed by . The cast includes Franchot Tone, Marsha Hunt, Gene Kelly, Van Johnson.

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Original language
Runtime
71 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Directors
Writers
David Hertz

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What is Pilot #5 about?

A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five pilots anxious to fly it, the Dutch commander chooses George Collins to fly a mission to drop a 500-lb bomb on the Japanese carrier lying offshore. As the flight progresses, the commander asks the other pilots to tell him about George. They recount his rise from brilliant law student, through the time he became involved in the corrupt machine of his state's Governor, and his attempts to redeem himself, both in his own eyes, and in Fredie, his long-time love.

Who stars in Pilot #5?

Franchot Tone, Marsha Hunt, Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Alan Baxter, Dick Simmons. See the cast cards above for character names.

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