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Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Arthur Kennedy, Raymond Massey, Sig Rumann ... see more see more... , Pat O'Moore , Ronald Sinclair , Louis V. Arco , Charles Irwin , Robert O. Davis , Walter Brooke , Harry Lewis , Don Phillips , Frank Alten , Felix Basch , Albert Basserman , Elsa Basserman , Barry Bernard , Sven Hugo Borg , Nancy Coleman , Helmut Dantine , Carl Ekberg , Richard Fraser , Arno Frey , Gene Garrick , Ilka Gruning , Alan Hale , Ludwig Hardt , William Hopper , Kurt Katch , Bruce Lister , Jack Lomas , Lester Matthews , Otto Reichow , Henry Rowland , Ferdinand Schumann-Heink , Hans Schumm , Lester Sharpe , Bob Stephenson , Roland Varno , Henry Victor , Douglas Walton , Harold Daniels , Walter Bonn , Rolf Lindau , Sigfrid Tor , Albert Bassermann , Patrick O'Moore , Sig Ruman

In this, one of many World War II propaganda films of the early 1940s, Errol Flynn is one of five RAF pilots to survive a crash-landing in occupied Poland. They are relentlessly pursued by Nazi office... read more read more...r Raymond Massey, who despite his erudition and poise comes across as one of the densest men on earth--not that his Nazi underlings are any brighter. After repeatedly humiliating Massey and laying waste to most of the Third Reich installations in Poland, Flynn and cohort Ronald Reagan steal a German bomber and head back to England. "Now for Australia and a crack at those Japs!" declares Flynn at the end, admirably maintaining a straight face. Desperate Journey gained some negative fame in the 1980s because of its brief scenes in which Ronald Reagan dons a Nazi uniform. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Raoul Walsh

Release Date: September 26, 1942

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DVD Release Date: October 23, 1991

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  • kenstachnik
    December 25, 2008
    kenstachnik
    Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan star in a light hearted mix between the Dirty Dozen and Commando.

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

Instinctive existentialism of a very high order, and a very entertaining adventure (1942). Full Review

Michael E. Grost
January 31, 2010
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

Lively adventure. Full Review

June 13, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Desperate Journey was viewed at the time of its release as a ludicrous, comic-strip war adventure. That view has only been strengthened over the years. Full Review

Tom Milne
January 26, 2006
Tom Milne, Time Out

Aside from some expendable propaganda heroics, rousingly handled by Walsh. Full Review

May 24, 2003
Film4

Walsh's desperately daft flagwaver often lets propagandizing get the better of its smooth running. Full Review

Bosley Crowther
March 25, 2006
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
June 19, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Carol Cling
February 27, 2004
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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    • Flying Officer Johnny Hammond: Pull up a Swastika [a chair] and sit down.
    • Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes: By the way, has it occurred to you what will happen if we are caught in these [german] uniforms?
    • Maj. Otto Baumeister: I regret that it must be the iron fist.
    • Flying Officer Johnny Hammond: Half American, half Jersey City. [his nationality]
    • Flying Officer Johnny Hammond: The iron fist has a glass jaw. [he knocked out Major Otto]
    • Flying Officer Johnny Hammond: Why do you have to wake me up everytime I have a date with Ann Sheridan?
    • Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes: If you play your cards right, I may throw in a couple of old [girls] telephone numbers for good measure.
    • Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes: Say, can't you get some hot conga music on that? [airplain radio]
    • Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes: Why don't we go down [to bomb] and get it over with.
    • Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes: Brace yourself sonny boy. [trying to unload bombs under heavy anti-aircraft fire]
    • Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes: Tell the men to stand by for a crash landing.
    • Flying Officer Johnny Hammond: He had to do it. [set the plane afire] The bombsight's in there.
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