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1933    73mWar, Drama
7.074%6.7
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The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy.
Directed by Stuart Walker
  • Fredric MarchJerry H. Young
  • Cary GrantHenry Crocker
  • Jack OakieMike 'Slug' Richards
  • Carole LombardThe Beautiful Lady
  • Guy StandingMajor Dunham
  • Forrester HarveyHogan
  • Kenneth HowellLt. John Stevens
  • Leyland HodgsonLt. Kingsford
  • Virginia HammondLady Erskine
  • Douglas ScottTommy Erskine
  • Robert SeiterArnold Voss
  • Adrienne D'AmbricourtFifi 'Fanny'
  • Ted BillingsCockney Soldier (uncredited)
  • Lane ChandlerFlier (uncredited)
  • Paul CremonesiFrench General (uncredited)
  • Olaf HyttenStory-Telling Officer at Party (uncredited)
  • Jacques Jou-JervilleFrench General's Aide (uncredited)
  • Crauford KentGeneral (uncredited)
  • Mary MacLarenParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Dennis O'KeefeFlier (uncredited)
  • Mister ArnJuly 23, 2025
    “The Eagle and the Hawk”, directed by Stuart Walker and starring Fredric March and Cary Grant, is a World War I drama that goes beyond its aviation setting. It’s a meditation on the psychological toll of combat, wrapped in the trappings of a traditional war film. Rather than glorifying war, it questions it, delivering an anti-war message rooted in personal anguish rather than politics. That emotional focus makes it feel startlingly modern, and its impact still resonates today.

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