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Dawn Flight

Dawn Flight

7,2 /10 (6 Votes)
1976 EN 29 min

Overview

Haunted by a mysterious super-pilot, a young glider pilot first flees, then confronts his challenger. Nominated for an Academy Award. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Release date

01/11/1976

Votes

6

Popularity

0.2

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

29 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2026-02-22

⭐ 6

All we really needed here was “Biggles” and we could have had a grand wartime airborne adventure between the red and the white. We know that Denis Arndt’s glider is being pursued by a dastardly enemy but why? Well, probably so we can watch some aero-acrobatics as both ride the thermals and are deftly photographed as they have their bullet-free dogfight. Arndt tries his hand at acting a little, but the less said about that the better - he ought to just concentrate on remembering to take of his seatbelt - and there’s a quirky twist at the end to keep it interesting if you’re interested in your s…

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