Thunderbirds
5.8
“They had nothing to lose but their lives...and they knew it!”
An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.
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Cast
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John Derek
Lt. Gil Hackett
Known for
The Ten Commandments
All the King's Men
John Drew Barrymore
Pvt. Tom McCreery
Known for
While the City Sleeps
Mona Freeman
Lt. Ellen Henderson
Known for
Angel Face
The Heiress
Gene Evans
Sgt. Mike Braggart
Known for
Shock Corridor
The Steel Helmet
Eileen Christy
Mary Caldwell
Also in
I Dream of Jeanie
A Perilous Journey
Ward Bond
Lt. John McCreery
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Searchers
Barton MacLane
Sgt. Durkee
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
The Maltese Falcon
Wally Cassell
Pfc. Sam Jacobs
Known for
White Heat
Sands of Iwo Jima
Ben Cooper
Calvin Jones
Known for
Johnny Guitar
The Rose Tattoo
Scott Elliott
Keith Watson (as Robert Neil)
Also in
The French Line
He Promised to Return
Slim Pickens
Pvt. Wes Shelby
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Blazing Saddles
Armando Silvestre
Cpl. Ralph Mogay
Known for
The Impostor
Two Mules for Sister Sara
John H. Auer Director · Mary C. McCall, Jr. Screenplay Kenneth Gamet Story
Worldwide gross $1M · United States release November 20, 1952 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Production
Republic Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 20, 1952
Theatrical
Germany
December 16, 1960 · Theatrical
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