William wellmans lafayette escadrille is a his swansong for jack warner and warner bros pictures. We held high hopes for this film because it is a war movie made by a legendary director, william wild bill wellman. The supporting cast includes clint eastwood and tom laughlin as fellow pilots and bunk mates. Though director william wellman was attached to the lafayette flying corps during ww1, many people believed that he was actually with the celebrated lafayette escadrille, and this 1958 actioner. Besides a compelling look at the pilots training, lafayette escadrille offers the fun of seeing actors whose careers had yet to soar to their full heights. With the movie named after the lafayette escadrille there should have been a. Clint eastwood full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Andy celebrated a milestone the day we watched lafayette escadrille by becoming a man. Help support this site by clicking on the banner below and order this film today. It is about an american youth and a flying ace that flies for france in world war i.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of lafayette escadrille with exclusive. After beginning his acting career exclusively with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years. A legendary directors last film clints subliminal message. Eastwood has acted in several television series, most notably rawhide.
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This movie was made by bill wellman wings as his swansong for jack warner and warner bros pictures. Clint eastwood list of movies and tv shows tv guide. With tab hunter, clint eastwood, etchika choureau, marcel dalio. It starred tab hunter as probably the third movie he made as contractplayer for warner bros, who wellman cast after hunter had made track of the cat 1955. American youth and flying ace flies for france in world war i. Tab hunter and clint eastwood horrible performances. Clint eastwood has starred in 60 movies plus a few more uncredited when he was younger movies, and seven television series, although some were only one time appearances.