Polio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous weather and forbidding peaks of the Andes..
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like a cold wind hitting you in the face, sure. It’s got a cast list that reads like a telephone book of legends—Clark Gable, John Barrymore, Myrna Loy—all packed into one tiny, dark cockpit of a movie. If you want a snappy adventure, stay away. This thing is heavy. I...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Clarence Brown
Alexander Butler
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like a cold wind hitting you in the face, sure. It’s got a cast list that reads like a telephone book of legends—Clark Gable, John Barrymore, Myrna Loy—all packed into one tiny, dark cockpit of a movie. If you want a snappy adventure, stay away. This thing is heavy. It’s got that 1930s existential dread where everyone is just waiting for the next tragedy to drop. The whole premise is basically: get the medicine to the sick people, don't die in..."
Robert Montgomery
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wells Root, Oliver H.P. Garrett
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