Mosquito Squadron
1968
Two fighter pilots have become close friends while fighting for the RAF in World War II. When one of the fighter pilots dies, the survivor develops a relationship with his dead friend's wife. Boris Sagal's combat film is memorable for its incredible footage of the Mosquito bomber planes used by the British Royal Air Force. The .. Read more
| Starring | David McCallum, Charles Gray, Dinsdale Landen, David Buck |
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| Director | Boris Sagal |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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Mosquito Squadron
Two fighter pilots have become close friends while fighting for the RAF in World War II. When one of the fighter pilots dies, the survivor develops a relationship with his dead friend's wife. Boris Sagal's combat film is memorable for its incredible footage of the Mosquito bomber planes used by the British Royal Air Force. The final sequence has also been sighted as an influence on George Lucas' Death Star sequences in the original STAR WARS.
| Starring | David McCallum, Charles Gray, Dinsdale Landen, David Buck, Suzanne Neve |
|---|---|
| Director | Boris Sagal |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 05 May 2003 Production year: 1968 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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A host of familiar faces that you can't quite put a name to keep their upper lips stiff as our boys try to destroy a French chateau containing the Nazis' super-duper doodlebug, the V3, in this derivative Second World War drama. David McCallum makes light of his character's awful name (Quint Munroe), playing an RAF pilot who must comfort his missing friend's wife and lead the mission. Only some nice flying sequences and the mellifluous support of Charles Gray pass muster.
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One of those WWII movies you'd thought they couldn't possibly make any more, with stiff-upper-lip quota filled to... read more on Time Out
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
mediocre film
Easy but unexciting viewing. I was disappointed with the engine sounds from the mozzies and the pilots gave the impression that they were sat in normal chairs rather than a lurching aircraft. It seemed to lack any charisma and there are most likely better films to watch than this.
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Mosquito Squadron
A fairly enjoyable film, some exciting action sequences, probably not as good as other World War Two films though. Quite admirable, showing the other side of war, and an interesting love story of sorts, but the problem with that is that the film sometimes focuses on the love story and not so much on the actual mission. I heard people comment on the internet that this film owes a lot to 633 Squadron. I heard that other films are better, and well-made, like Battle of Britain. I did enjoy this film, but I'm sure there are better films than this one. The air raid scenes are the most exciting, and the bits that I enjoyed the most.
I'll try other WWII films like this, for the sake of comparison.
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Two fighter pilots have become close friends while fighting for the RAF in World War II. When one of the fighter pilots dies, the survivor develops a relationship with his dead friend's wife. Boris ... -