Thunderbirds

Nov 20, 1952

1h 21m

★ 5.7

They had nothing to lose but their lives...and they knew it!

Overview

An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.

Genres

War

Romance

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

Thunderbirds Trailers

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Cast

Lt. Gil Hackett

John Derek

Pvt. Tom McCreery

John Drew Barrymore

Lt. Ellen Henderson

Mona Freeman

Sgt. Mike Braggart

Gene Evans

Mary Caldwell

Eileen Christy

Lt. John McCreery

Ward Bond

Sgt. Durkee

Barton MacLane

Pfc. Sam Jacobs

Wally Cassell

Calvin Jones

Ben Cooper

Keith Watson (as Robert Neil)

Scott Elliott

Pvt. Wes Shelby

Slim Pickens

Cpl. Ralph Mogay

Armando Silvestre

Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.

6.8

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5.8

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3.0

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6.7

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6.2

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6.0

Between Heaven and Hell

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6.4

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0.0

Dear Soldier

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5.6

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4.6

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5.2

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6.9

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6.4

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0.0

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3.9

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0.0

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