The Dawn Patrol
Description / Introduction
- Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness
- Subjects: WW I, Aviation, England
- Ages 10+, Drama, No MPAA Rating, 1938, 103 minutes, Black and White
This film is about a British airplane squadron during the First World War.
Benefits of the Movie
“The Dawn Patrol” shows aerial warfare in its infancy: the rickety planes, the dog fights, the poor training given to the British pilots, and the pressure on the officers who sent boys up every day knowing that many wouldn’t come back.
Possible Problems
MODERATE. As one ten year old kept repeating when we watched this movie, “These guys drink like fish.” Niven and Fairbanks also have too much of a high old time between...
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