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Dragonfly Squadron is a american film of genre War directed by Lesley Selander released in USA on 21 march 1954 with John Hodiak
Dragonfly Squadron (1954)
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Add to a movie listDragonfly Squadron is an American Korean War war film by Lesley Selander from 1954 It is set in the period shortly before and during the invasion of South Korea by North Korean troops.
The film was originally intended to be released as a 3D film, and was therefore filmed in dual 35mm Polaroid 3-D. But interest in 3D films greatly diminished towards the end of 1953, so when the film premiered in Los Angeles on January 27, 1954, and went on general release on March 21, 1954, only flat prints were shown. The first public showing in 3D happened at the World 3D Film Expo III in September 2013, where a restored version was shown. A 3D Blu-ray of the film was released on October 14, 2014, offering both 3D and 2D versions of the restored film for home viewing.
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In May 1950, Major Matt Brady is redeployed to Pusan, South Korea. His mission there is to train South Korean pilots in the defensive struggle. Also, there are air support exercises in case of the need to evacuate the Americans. Colonel Schuller sends Brady and Captain MacIntyre to the airbase in Kungju. The American instructors only have 25 days left to introduce the South Korean pilots to US tactics.Actors
John Hodiak
(Maj. Matthew Brady)
Fess Parker
(Texas Lieutenant)
Barbara Britton
(Donna Cottrell)
Bruce Bennett
(Dr. Stephen Cottrell)
Jess Barker
(Dixon)
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