Desperate Journey
“Man alive, Just picture this excitement!”
A British bomber crew, including Australian and American, is shot down over Germany during a bombing run. The five make their way across a perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the war secrets they have learned, battling Nazis along the way.
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Cast
33 people
Errol Flynn
Flight Lt. Terry Forbes
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Captain Blood
Ronald Reagan
Flight Officer Johnny Hammond
Known for
Dark Victory
The Killers
Nancy Coleman
Kaethe Brahms
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Violence
Dangerously They Live
Raymond Massey
Major Otto Baumeister
Known for
East of Eden
Things to Come
Alan Hale
Sgt. Kirk Edwards
Known for
It Happened One Night
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Arthur Kennedy
Flight Officer Jed Forrest
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Man from Laramie
Ronald Sinclair
Sgt. Lloyd Hollis
Known for
A Christmas Carol
That Hamilton Woman
Albert Bassermann
Dr. Ludwig Mather
Known for
The Red Shoes
Foreign Correspondent
Sig Ruman
Preuss
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Ninotchka
Patrick O'Moore
Squad Leader Lane-Ferris
Known for
The Mechanic
Sahara
Felix Basch
Hermann Brahms
Also in
Hitler- Dead or Alive
The Falcon in Danger
Ilka Grüning
Frau Brahms
Known for
Phantom
Joyless Street
Raoul Walsh Director · Arthur T. Horman Screenplay Max Steiner Composer
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $1.2M · United States release September 26, 1942
Box office
Budget
$1,209,000
Worldwide gross
$3,980,000
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · September 21, 1942
Premiere · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
United States · September 26, 1942
Theatrical
United States
September 25, 1942 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Portugal
May 29, 1945 · Theatrical
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