
The Sky Crawlers
2008

2 votes
Eight fighter pilots hold off constant Japanese attacks during the construction of an airstrip in New Guinea.
Director
Joseph M. NewmanWriters
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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Production Companies

This starts out with a degree of promise. A group of war-weary soldiers are facing overwhelming odds as they try to defend a remote island airstrip from the invading Japanese. "Mace" (Arthur Franz) commands this group of brave men but sadly, for the plot, he soon becomes romantically embroiled with a visiting forces entertainer "Jean" (Kristine Miller) and at this point the score turns all violin-led and the plot deteriorates into a rather soppy melodrama that rather negates the courageous story that we started with. It was obviously made for domestic consumption to bolster post-war audiences,…
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