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Lafayette Escadrille

"The Yanks who wore French uniforms – fought in French planes – and loved and loved French women"

1958-02-28 Drama 1hr 33m

A hotshot young flyer falls for a French prostitute during World War I.

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A hotshot young flyer falls for a French prostitute during World War I.

  • Released
    1958-02-28
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 33m
  • Genre
    Drama, Romance, War
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Français, English
  • imdb-logo
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  • Production
    Warner Bros. Pictures

Crew

William A. Wellman
Director
Albert Sidney Fleischman
Screenplay
William A. Wellman
Producer
Keywords:
world war i fighter pilot

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Cast

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter
Thad Walker
Etchika Choureau

Etchika Choureau
Renee Beaulieu
Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio
Drill Sergeant
David Janssen

David Janssen
Duke Sinclair
Paul Fix

Paul Fix
U.S. General
Veola Vonn

Veola Vonn
The Madam
Will Hutchins

Will Hutchins
Dave Putnam
Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood
George Moseley
Robert Hover

Robert Hover
Dave Judd (as Bob Hover)
Tom Laughlin

Tom Laughlin
Arthur Blumenthal
Brett Halsey

Brett Halsey
Frank Baylies
Henry Nakamura

Henry Nakamura
Jimmy
Maurice Marsac

Maurice Marsac
Sgt. Parris
Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey
Amos J. Walker
William Wellman Jr.

William Wellman Jr.
Bill Wellman Sr.
Jody McCrea

Jody McCrea
Tom Hitchcock
Denny Devine

Denny Devine
Lawrence 'Red' Scanion (as Dennis Devine)
Phil Adams

Phil Adams
Landram Ovington (uncredited)
Louis Mercier

Louis Mercier
Captain Honore (uncredited)
Dick Rich

Dick Rich
Policeman (uncredited)
Lomax Study

Lomax Study
French Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

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Reviews for Lafayette Escadrille
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A Review by r96sk 5

Written by r96sk on 2022-01-09

Not one that'll live long in the memory. <em>'Lafayette Escadrille'</em> is mildly watchable but I can't really recall anything that occu... read more

Not one that'll live long in the memory. <em>'Lafayette Escadrille'</em> is mildly watchable but I can't really recall anything that occurred across the 90 minutes or so. The potential-filled story isn't all that interestingly portrayed and the acting is, while nothing bad, just very plain, pardon the pun, as no-one stands out. This is one of Clint Eastwood's early credited roles, though he may as well have been uncredited to be honest - very much seen more than he is heard, though <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_Escadrille_(film)#:~:text=In%20casting%2C%20Wellman%20wanted%20Paul%20Newman%20and%20Clint%20Eastwood%20as%20the%20leads%3B%20studio%20head%20Jack%20L.%20Warner%20refused%2C%20and%20substituted%20teen%20idol%20Tab%20Hunter%20and%20David%20Janssen%2C%20with%20Eastwood%20moved%20to%20a%20minor%20role.">apparently</a> could've been lead if director William A. Wellman had his way. Tab Hunter is the lead here, but the only thing I'll take from him here is that he kinda looks like MMA fighter <a href="https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/171377-ian-garry">Ian Garry</a>... just me that sees that? Probably. Could be worth a watch for some of the neat aerial sequences near the end, but otherwise this 1958 flick isn't one I'd recommend.

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A Review by r96sk

Not one that'll live long in the memory. <em>'Lafayette Escadrille'</em> is mildly watchable but I can't really recall anything that occurred across the 90 minutes or so. The potential-filled story isn't all that interestingly portrayed ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 5

Written by r96sk on 2022-01-09

Not one that'll live long in the memory. <em>'Lafayette Escadrille'</em> is mildly watchable but I can't really recall anything that occurred across the 90 minutes or so. The potential-filled story...

read more