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Battle Taxi

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During the Korean War, trained jet pilot Lt. Pete Stacy (Arthur Franz) is assigned to an Air Rescue Service squad due to his helicopter experience. Displeased with his assignment, the cocky Stacy does whatever he can to make the missions more exciting -- often resulting in unnecessary risks. When Lt. Col. Stoneham (Jay Barney) berates the squad's commander, Capt. Russ Edwards (Sterling Hayden), for Stacy's actions, Edwards must figure out how to change Stacy's freewheeling attitude.

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Audience Member Great helicopter movie with amazing vintage footage. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member good story about air rescue missions during the Korean war. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The story of a heroic helicopter rescue team during the Korean War with Sterling Hayden as their commander. Corny and cliched (with a healthy dose of stock footage to boot), this film is and awfully bland war film. Hayden makes it watchable though. For a superior Korean War film about pilots and rescue crews, watch "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" instead. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Herbert L. Strock

Director

Sterling Hayden

Capt. Russ Edwards

Arthur Franz

Lt. Pete Stacy

Marshall Thompson

2nd Lt. Tim Vernon

Leo Needham

SSgt. "Slats" Klein

Jay Barney

Lt. Col. Stoneham
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Synopsis During the Korean War, trained jet pilot Lt. Pete Stacy (Arthur Franz) is assigned to an Air Rescue Service squad due to his helicopter experience. Displeased with his assignment, the cocky Stacy does whatever he can to make the missions more exciting -- often resulting in unnecessary risks. When Lt. Col. Stoneham (Jay Barney) berates the squad's commander, Capt. Russ Edwards (Sterling Hayden), for Stacy's actions, Edwards must figure out how to change Stacy's freewheeling attitude.
Director
Herbert L. Strock
Producer
Ivan Tors, Art Arthur
Screenwriter
Malvin Wald
Production Co
Ivan Tors Productions
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 22m