Flying Tigers

Starring:John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly, Gordon Jones, Mae Clarke, Addison Richards, Edmund MacDonald, Bill Shirley, Tom Neal, Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart, David Bruce, Chester Gan, Jimmie Dodd, Gregg Barton, John James, Tom Seidel, Charles Lane, Lotus Long, Victor Wong
Director: David Miller
Studio: Republic Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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John Wayne plays the tough commander of Flying Tigers, the famous fighter squadron that fought to save China from the Japanese. Wayne finds he is fighting a war on two fronts: he's taking on the enemy with only a handful of inexperienced men and patched-up planes while keeping a cocky new pilot from stealing his girl. The story has little in common with real history, and lots of classic post-Pearl Harbor propaganda fills the script. Regardless, the movie is all Wayne's, and Wayne fans will enjoy seeing the prototype for what would become the Duke's trademark portrayal of the military fighting man.

Customer Reviews:

A little balance.......2007-07-01

This review is in response to the other review because I can't stand to have a John Wayne collection with some of his best movies with a three star rating from a guy who doesn't own the thing yet but is upset because his "Alf" collection didn't quite work out. First of all any review of John Wayne that also happens to mention Alf in the same review deserves negative votes, and should be pulled by Amazon. This is the only time I have ever reviewed a product I don't own (though I do own all the movies in their individual forms and the transfer is great, the only beef I've had is the lack of subtitles) and I realize in that sense I'm no better that the other guy, but giving John Wayne three stars is just outrageous.

I have my reservations.......2007-03-11

First off, this collection costs a little more than half of what these individual movies do on DVD. That alone makes me suspicious. Next, the description of these movies on this page says that they are in Black and White. The Quiet Man is in color. In fact, I would feel completely taken if I received a copy of The Quiet Man in Black and White. How can you possibly convey the charm of the Irish countryside as John Ford filmed it in anything but living color? Finally, there is the distributor, Lion's Gate. Back in 2004 this same company was responsible for distributing Alf. As has happened in other scenarios with other distributors of sitcoms, we consumers wound up with the syndicated versions of this great unique comedy. However, Lion's Gate completely ignored the fans' complaints and continued releasing syndicated versions of subsequent seasons. All of this taken together makes me very wary. However, if these are indeed quality transfers of these films, then this is the deal of the century. The Quiet Man is just about the best film ever made, The Sands of Iwo Jima starred John Wayne in just about the best role he ever had, and The Flying Tigers is a great war movie, even if it is a fictional account of the actual American Volunteer Group of pilots that flew dangerous missions in World War II. The Wake of the Red Witch is the only entry of the four that is somewhat weak, and it's not that bad.

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Do You Like Scenes of Aerial Dogfights? Then This Oldie is For You!
Flying Tigers, flying to glory
Early depiction of American Aviation Heroes
one of waynes better war movies,and a great action epic
Entertaining morale booster

Flying Tigers
Starring: John Wayne , John Carroll , Anna Lee , Paul Kelly , and Gordon Jones
Director: David Miller
Manufacturer: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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ASIN: 0782011276
Release Date: 2000-05-16

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John Wayne plays the tough commander of Flying Tigers, the famous fighter squadron that fought to save China from the Japanese. Wayne finds he is fighting a war on two fronts: he's taking on the enemy with only a handful of inexperienced men and patched-up planes while keeping a cocky new pilot from stealing his girl. The story has little in common with real history, and lots of classic post-Pearl Harbor propaganda fills the script. Regardless, the movie is all Wayne's, and Wayne fans will enjoy seeing the prototype for what would become the Duke's trademark portrayal of the military fighting man.

Although the pressure of making life-and-death decisions in wartime may be more maturely explored in Twelve O'Clock High, Flying Tigers still has enough characterization and action to keep the viewer's attention (not to mention special effects by the pioneering Howard Lydecker). --Mark Savary

Customer Reviews:

Do You Like Scenes of Aerial Dogfights? Then This Oldie is For You!.......2007-04-21

There are many scenes of aerial combat between the Americans and the Japanese. There are also scenes of combat aircraft formation, bailing out, etc. Warning: Some scenes are gory, albeit not in color.

The setting for this film is China in the late 1930's all the way up to shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941). The Japanese had already conquered parts of China in the 1930's. This film is obviously intended for propaganda purposes: The Japanese are portrayed as barbarians who are bombing Chinese settlements and leaving grieving children in their wake. Americans are portrayed as benefactors who bring food to the Chinese, and as defenders of the Chinese against further Japanese aggression.

It is in this latter capacity that John Wayne plays an American pilot who is fighting the Japanese air force. He has to deal with a recalcitrant pilot who wants to do things his own way, not in the way that he would contribute to the combat aircraft formation. Another pilot gets shot down needlessly because of his antics.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the combat becomes more intense, and the recalcitrant pilot gets a chance to redeem himself. The Americans are planning an attack on an important Japanese bridge. To disguise their mission, the Americans use a small plane, and fly it low within the valleys up to the bridge. The bombs they drop are hand-held, reminiscent of those of World War I vintage. Will the recalcitrant pilot redeem himself?

Flying Tigers, flying to glory.......2007-03-08

An excellent John Wayne movie that takesm place during the second World War. John Wayne is the leader of a group of pilots in the AVG or Flying Tigers. He recruits an old friend to join. John Carroll plays the hot shot pilot who is only out for glory and pay. After a tragic incident, will he grow up? Lots of action, humor and even some romance provided by Anna Lee.

Early depiction of American Aviation Heroes.......2006-09-03

Made in 1942, this movie provides a fictional depiction of the American Volunteer Group who are better known as the Flying Tigers. While the quality of the movie is not all that great, the story inspired a nation during WWII. It also launched John Wayne into a new genre of films.

Most will enjoy the film since it moves along at a pretty good pace considering it was made in the 1940s. The aerial action sequences are actually pretty decent, although it seems like every pilot who dies is shot in the face. The film is obviously aimed at a mostly male audience since the story focuses so much on the relationships of the men as they face enormous challenges and odds.

I did not care much for the love sub-plot, but it seems like a necessary component for most films of this genre. It distracts from the overall story of bravery, courage, honor, and respect. Of course, I did not care much for this part of Pearl Harbor either, so take my comments with a grain of salt.

If you enjoy WWII aerial combat films, you will most likely enjoy this one as well. If you are a fan of the Duke, it is a must see. If you are looking for a historically accurate film about the Flying Tigers this is probably not a great choice, but it is good entertainment.

one of waynes better war movies,and a great action epic.......2006-05-27

the first thing to remember is that this was made during the thick of world war II and as such don't expect political correctness to be part of the movie. now once you get all that p.c. junk(and that what this whole p.c. trend is just junk, you can't rewrite history accept that and move on with your life)you will find a very good war movie and a young looking(even if he was in his early 40's by then)john wayne in top form as a leader of a squad of pilots who fight for pay to protect the chinese from the japneese during the days before pearl harbor and just after.
the new man in the unit is a hot head who thinks he's the person with all the answers and gives wayne trouble and even tries to take waynes girl away from him. if you know anything about wayne you know this isn't going to last long.
the movie is full of great republic f/x and the pace is quick and the whole movie is great fun to watch. when they say they don't make 'em like that anymore this is what they mean.
one of waynes best,a must have for fans!!!

Entertaining morale booster.......2005-12-12

Early World War Two film that celebrates, sort of, Claire Chennault's volunteer air group in China prior to the United States' entry into the war, FLYING TIGERS opens with a testimonial dedication by Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and spends its remaining 100 minutes test flying a P-40's worth of war-flick clichés.

John Wayne plays squadron commander Jim Gordon, a man who doesn't let the burden of command interfere too much with his romance of pretty Red Cross nurse Brooke Elliott (Anna Lee.) Capt. Gordon recruits Clark Gable-lookalike Woody Jason (John Carroll,) who proves his stuff to the audience - Gordon probably already knew he was a good pilot - by landing a commercial plane in a raging storm on, as the air controller breathlessly tells us above the roar of the tropical storm, a wing and a prayer. The other wing is on fire. Convincingly, too. The special effects in FLYING TIGERS are impressive. Howard Lydecker was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943 for his work here, losing out to the team responsible for the effects in Cecil B. DeMille's `Reap the Wild Wind.' Lydecker's work is almost seamlessly integrated into shots of actual dogfights to very good effect.

What doesn't fit so smoothly is the hackneyed love story. Women were squeezed away from the front line as the war progressed, but in 1942 there were an awful lot of Pacific based military stories that had an awful lot of corny love sub-plots. FLYING TIGERS is bloated with some naïve patriotism, too. There weren't a whole lot of `based-on-fact' stories to tell in 1942, fewer yet that didn't feature doomed military outposts. Chennault was flying missions in China prior to U.S. involvement in the war, and FLYING TIGERS does the best it can to finesse the fact that his flyers were mercenaries - $500 per Japanese plane shot down is the going rate in the movie. Woody Jason, causing what plot roughage was allowed in 1942, is shunned by his comrades because he's eager to make money by shooting down as many Japanese planes as he can. The others, the good pilots, send most of their money to the widows of the fallen. Of course, there's always that last, redemptive Dangerous Mission to be flown that usually closes the curtain in movies like this.

It's almost ludicrous to fault a sixty-year-old movie for being predictable, or debit it for its use of clichés. FLYING TIGERS was a morale booster for the home front in 1942, and on that basis it works well enough. Wayne is appropriately commanding, and Carroll makes a good foil as the immature goof-off. The star of this movie, though, is the special effects, which still look pretty good today.

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A John Wayne double feature, can't beat that

Sands of Iwo Jima/Flying Tigers
Starring: John Wayne , John Agar , Adele Mara , Forrest Tucker , and Wally Cassell
Director: Allan Dwan , and David Miller
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
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ASIN: B000N4SHW6
Release Date: 2007-05-08

Description

SANDS OF IWO JIMA - John Wayne catapulted from Hollywood leading man to All-American hero with his Oscar-nominated performance as Sgt. Sryker, a hard-nosed Marine sergeant who must mold a company of raw recruits into a combat-ready fighting machine. Feared by many and hated by all, Stryker's training is soon put to the test in a full-scale assault against the Japanese on Iwo Jima - an infamous battle that will live forever in one of cinema's most famous scenes, the flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi. FLYING TIGERS - They were the terror of the sky, a small daring band of American mercenaries who soared into battle against the Japanese in defense of China's freedom. They were aces, adventurers and heroes, America's hottest fighter pilots - THE FLYING TIGERS! Possessing unmatched skill and bravery, Jim Gordon (John Wayne), the Tigers' commander, is the top gun of China's skies. But he faces a battle on the ground when his good friend Woody Jason is suspected of recklessly causing the death of a fellow pilot and is accused of stealing Jim's fiancee. Jim's fight to retain his respect for Woody while maintaining the solidarity of his pilots is an explosive battle of courage and heroism that lights up the sky with action!

Customer Reviews:

A John Wayne double feature, can't beat that.......2007-03-05

This is really great, a double feature of John Wayne's World War II classics. Both of these movies are favorites of mine and have a common theme. John Wayne is the the leader trying to develop the men of his command. Flying Tigers is the hotshot fighter pilot movie. Can John Wayne tame a hotshot pilot who is out for his own glory? John Carroll is great as the flamboyant hot shot who learns his lesson the hard way, at the cost of another's life. Sands of Iwo Jima is a classic that way an Oscar nomination for Wayne. Can he reach the son of an officer and friend? Can he find a way to make John Agar grow up? This features used actual footage to add to the realism. This is a bargain, get it now!

Battle for China The Flying Tigers and the Stilwell Road

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Battle for China The Flying Tigers and the Stilwell Road
Starring: Alan Brooke Claude Auchinleck Harold Alexander Ronald Reagan Claire Chennault Winston Churchill Ernest J. King William D. Leahy Douglas MacArthur George C. Marshall Chester W. Nimitz Charles Portal Archibald Wavell Franklin Delano Roosevelt Joseph Stillwell
Director: Robert Presnell Sr.
Manufacturer: PeriscopeFilm.com
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Flying Tigers
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ASIN: B000J3E3Z6
Release Date: 2006-10-16

Product Description

Even before December 7th, American volunteers fought against Japanese forces as members of the so-called "Flying Tigers". Once the U.S.A. officially entered the fight, the Tigers became the 14th Air Force, and their exploits the stuff of legend.

Featured on this DVD are four rare films made during WWII in the China-Burma-India Theatre. See a rare Japanese-made propaganda film about Manchukuo. In "The China Crisis" see Claire Chennault's airmen, and see the Flying Tigers as they go into combat in antiquated P-40 Warhawks and modern P-51 Mustangs. In "The Stilwell Road" narrated by actor Ronald Reagan, learn how this vital supply link kept China in the war, and how the Chinese theatre kept hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops tied up for year after bloody year, crippling the rising sun and ensuring America's victory. It's history, like you've never seen it before!

Digitally remastered and restored from original 16mm film prints, some of the films on this DVD have never been made available to the public. Because of their age and rarity, image and sound quality can vary.

Films are black and white. Over 120 minutes of material.

Please note: this DVD is presented in the DVD-R format. It may not be compatible with older DVD players. See your player's instruction manual for more information.

Flying Tigers & "The Hump"
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Flying Tigers & "The Hump"

Manufacturer: RareAviation.com
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Flying Tigers

ASIN: B0009I89IS

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A courageous few of you have flown the hump. Most of the rest have heard the story. Here's your chance to revisit those years or to gain a real appreciation of this critical WWII action. Dramatic footage in this 39 minute B&W DVD brings to life the unparalleled role of the daring band of civilian American pilots making up the original Flying Tigers and the later 14th Army Air Force in cracking open a vital back door through western China to the Japanese enemy. The story begins in April, 1937 when Captain Claire L Chennault retired from the the U.S. Army Air Corp and became a special adviser to the Chinese Air Force. It unfolded further with the recruitment in late 1941 and early 1942 of civilian volunteers who formed the nucleus of the original American Volunteer Group in China, becoming better known in a short time as the legendary Flying Tigers. While this extraordinary group of flyers made critical contributions to the early struggle in the South Asian theater this film focuses on their role in solving the problem of the slow and strangled supply route through the mountains from India to western China. Here they take to the skies with P-40B's and B-25's to move necessary supplies to Kunming in China. They faced enormous obstacles of mountains, icing, turbulence, and enemy planes to build a rapid supply line for the action in western China. All of this and more is portrayed in this film. With the supply line established the film moves on to non-stop action to defeat the Japanese forces on the ground and in the air culminating in securing a China back door route to the Far East. Helped and supported by the sacrifice and hard work of thousands upon thousands of Chinese peasants and troops on the ground this daring band of flyboys made history in helping to assure the eventual WWII allied victory.

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The Ultimate Flying Tigers Collection

Manufacturer: RareAviation.com
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
ASIN: B000CBHTPG

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1. This special collection of Flying Tiger movies and documents consists of three DVDs, complete with three rare P-40 manuals included on the DVDs as well. Movie 1. Flying Tigers. 2 Hours. Movie 2. Flying Tigers & The Hump a film shot during the beginning of WWII in the Chinese theatre. A courageous few of you have flown the hump. Most of the rest have heard the story. Here's your chance to revisit those years or to gain a real appreciation of this critical WWII action. Dramatic footage in this 39 minute B & W DVD brings to life the unparalleled role of the daring band of civilian American pilots making up the original Flying Tigers and the later 14th Army Air Force in cracking open a vital back door through western China to the Japanese enemy. Some special and memorable scenes to look for include: * breathtaking footage of sustained aerial combat and fiery crashes, * scenes of challenging and dangerous mountain flying, * pictures of the building of needed air fields by hordes of Chinese working by hand, * wrenching footage of retreating Chinese refugees. The Flying Tigers flew Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft. This collection includes the following original P-40 Manuals Pilot Training Manual for the P-40 (93 pages), Overhaul Instructions for the P-40K Series (74 pages), Pilots Flight Operating Instructions for the P-40D and P-40E Airplanes (34 pages). These are the original manuals with the P-40 aircraft in WWII. Manuals are in PDF format on the DVD.

John Wayne Collection (Flying Tigers/Sands of Iwo Jima/The Fighting Kentuckian/In Old California/Rio Grande)

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John Wayne Collection (Flying Tigers/Sands of Iwo Jima/The Fighting Kentuckian/In Old California/Rio Grande)
Starring: John Wayne , John Agar , Adele Mara , Forrest Tucker , and Wally Cassell
Director: Allan Dwan , John Ford , and George Waggner
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
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Flying Tigers

Manufacturer: Guangzhou Beauty Culture Communication Co.Ltd
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ASIN: B000OYNSRY
Release Date: 2007-03-27

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The film adapted the famous fiction Railway Guerrilla, depicting a battle story during the fight period and showing the legend story.

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Flying Tigers/ Sand of Iwo Jima

Flying Tigers/The Sands of Iwo Jima
Starring: John Wayne , John Agar , Adele Mara , Forrest Tucker , and Wally Cassell
Director: Allan Dwan , and David Miller
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Flying Tigers
John Wayne plays the tough commander of Flying Tigers, the famous fighter squadron that fought to save China from the Japanese. Wayne finds he is fighting a war on two fronts: he's taking on the enemy with only a handful of inexperienced men and patched-up planes while keeping a cocky new pilot from stealing his girl. The story has little in common with real history, and lots of classic post-Pearl Harbor propaganda fills the script. Regardless, the movie is all Wayne's, and Wayne fans will enjoy seeing the prototype for what would become the Duke's trademark portrayal of the military fighting man. Although the pressure of making life-and-death decisions in wartime may be more maturely explored in Twelve O'Clock High, Flying Tigers still has enough characterization and action to keep the viewer's attention (not to mention special effects by the pioneering Howard Lydecker). --Mark Savary

Sands of Iwo Jima
John Wayne's old studio home, Republic, made this 1949 drama about the heroic capture of an important island in the Pacific by marines in World War II. Director Allan Dwan (Brewster's Millions), a pioneering filmmaker from the silent days of cinema who easily crossed over into sound, handles the action sequences like a consummate pro, while Wayne works hard as the tough sergeant molding new recruits into fighters. John Agar plays a contentious surrogate son to Wayne, though the relationship is hardly the stuff of Red River. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

Flying Tigers/ Sand of Iwo Jima.......2006-11-10

The tape only had Flying Tigers and did not include Sands of Iwo Jima.
Returned and had to reorder from another source which was received in good shape.

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