A group of air mail pilots risk their lives to deliver important mail through bad weather conditions..


If you like movies that smell like engine oil and 1930s cigarette smoke, you’ll probably have a good time with Air Mail. If you need your action scenes to make sense or have a plot that isn't just 'the weather is bad again,' you might want to look elsewhere. It’s a sweaty, loud, and surprisingly tense look at guys whos...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

John Ford

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"If you like movies that smell like engine oil and 1930s cigarette smoke, you’ll probably have a good time with Air Mail. If you need your action scenes to make sense or have a plot that isn't just 'the weather is bad again,' you might want to look elsewhere. It’s a sweaty, loud, and surprisingly tense look at guys whose job is basically to die for a postcard. The whole thing takes place at this desert landing strip that feels like it’s at the end of the world. Everyone is constantly shouting ov..."

Katherine Perry
Frank Wead, Dale Van Every
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