Les diables de Guadalcanal (1951) Nicholas Ray - Flying leathernecks (11.1950 / 02.1951)

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Les diables de Guadalcanal (1951)

Directed by 

Nicholas Ray

Writing Credits  

James Edward Grant	...	(screenplay)
Kenneth Gamet	...	(story)
Beirne Lay Jr.	...	(screenplay) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

	John Wayne	...	Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
	Robert Ryan	...	Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
	Don Taylor	...	Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
	Janis Carter	...	Joan Kirby
	Jay C. Flippen	...	MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
	William Harrigan	...	Dr. Lt.Cdr. Joe Curran
	James Bell	...	Colonel
	Barry Kelley	...	Brigadier General
	Maurice Jara	...	Shorty Vegay
	Adam Williams	...	Lt. Bert Malotke
	James Dobson	...	Lt. Pudge McCabe
	Carleton Young	...	Col. Riley
	Michael St. Angel	...	Capt. Harold Jorgensen, Ops. Officer (as Steve Flagg)
	Brett King	...	1st Lt. Ernie Stark
	Gordon Gebert	...	Tommy Kirby
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Hal Bokar	...	Lt. Deal (uncredited)
	Barry Brooks	...	Squadron Commander (uncredited)
	Charles Brunner	...	Charlie's Father (uncredited)
	Richard Condon	...	1st Pilot Replacement (uncredited)
	Ralph Cook	...	Lt. Kelvin (uncredited)
	Inez Cooper	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Chuck Courtney	...	3rd Pilot Replacement (uncredited)
	James Craven	...	Fleet CIC Commander (uncredited)
	Victor Cutler	...	2nd Pilot Replacement (uncredited)
	Gail Davis	...	Virginia Blithe (uncredited)
	Michael Devery	...	Lt. Hoagland (uncredited)
	Jayn Lee Dockstader	...	Infant (uncredited)
	Chris Drake	...	Lieutenant (uncredited)
	Jane Easton	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Sam Edwards	...	Junior (uncredited)
	Frank Fiumara	...	Lt. Hawkins (uncredited)
	Shela Fritz	...	Charlie's Mother (uncredited)
	Grady Galloway	...	4th Pilot Replacement (uncredited)
	Fred Graham	...	MP Sergeant (uncredited)
	Chuck Hamilton	...	Intelligence Officer (uncredited)
	Douglas Henderson	...	Lt. Foster (uncredited)
	James Hickman	...	Hicks (uncredited)
	Frank Iwanaga	...	Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
	Milton Kibbee	...	Indian Affairs Clerk (uncredited)
	Mona Knox	...	Annabelle (uncredited)
	Keith Larsen	...	Charlie (uncredited)
	Harry Lauter	...	Freddie (uncredited)
	Tony Layng	...	Lt.Woods (uncredited)
	Frank Marlowe	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
	Gene Marshall	...	6th Pilot Replacement (uncredited)
	Mickey McCardle	...	Marine (uncredited)
	Paul McGuire	...	Major Benson (uncredited)
	Eda Reiss Merin	...	Mama Malotke (uncredited)
	John Mitchum	...	Lt. Black (uncredited)
	Rollin Moriyama	...	Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
	Al Murphy	...	Grease Monkey (uncredited)
	Brit Norton	...	Capt. Walter Tanner (uncredited)
	Leslie K. O'Pace	...	Peter (uncredited)
	Jimmy Ogg	...	Messenger (uncredited)
	Peter Ortiz	...	Captain (uncredited)
	Patricia Prest	...	Greta Malotke (uncredited)
	Noel Reyburn	...	Madden (uncredited)
	Melville Robert	...	Jack (uncredited)
	Elaine Roberts	...	Jill (uncredited)
	Don Rockland	...	Lt. Stuart (uncredited)
	Mavis Russell	...	Mrs. Jorgenson (uncredited)
	Hugh Sanders	...	General on Guadalcanal (uncredited)
	Lynn Stalmaster	...	Lt. Billy Castle (uncredited)
	Milburn Stone	...	Fleet CIC Radio Operator (uncredited)
	Bernard Szold	...	Papa Malotke (uncredited)
	Mort Thompson	...	5th Pilot Replacement (uncredited)
	Richard Ullman	...	Jeep Driver (uncredited)
	Harlan Warde	...	Admiral's Aide (uncredited)
	Dick Wessel	...	Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
	Mack Williams	...	Colonel (uncredited)
	Adam York	...	Lt. Simmons (uncredited)

Produced by 

Edmund Grainger

...

producer

Music by 

Roy Webb

Cinematography by 

William E. Snyder

...

director of photography

Film Editing by 

Sherman Todd

Art Direction by 

Albert S. D'Agostino
James W. Sullivan

Set Decoration by 

Darrell Silvera	...	(set decorations)
John Sturtevant	...	(set decorations)

Costume Design by 

Michael Woulfe

...

(uncredited)

Makeup Department 

Mel Berns	...	makeup artist
Larry Germain	...	hair stylist

Production Management 

Cliff P. Broughton

...

production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Sam Ruman

...

assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Frank McWhorter	...	sound
Clem Portman	...	sound

Camera and Electrical Department 

Paul Mantz	...	pilot: camera airplane (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser	...	aerial camera operator: Technicolor (uncredited)

Music Department 

C. Bakaleinikoff

...

musical director

Other crew 

Howard Hughes	...	presenter
Richard Hughes	...	technical adviser (as Colonel Richard Hughes U.S.M.C.)
Morgan Padelford	...	Technicolor color consultant
Sid Davis	...	stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited)
Edmund Grainger	...	fill-in director (uncredited)

Details

Country:

 USA

Language:

 English

Release Date:

 12 September 1952 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

 Les diables de Guadalcanal See more »

Filming Locations:

 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA See more »

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Company Credits

Production Co:

 RKO Radio Pictures See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 102 min

Sound Mix:

 Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

 Color (archive footage)| Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

 1.37 : 1

Doublage voix :

• Robert Ryan (VF : Jacques Erwin) : cap. Carl « Griff » Griffin
• John Wayne (VF : Raymond Loyer) : maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
• Don Taylor (VF : Jacques Courtin) : lt. Vern « Cowboy » Blithe
• Jay C. Flippen (VF : Fernand Rauzéna) : MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
• Janis Carter (VF : Josette Vardier) : Joan Kirby
• William Harrigan (VF : Richard Francœur) : D^r lt. Cdr. Joe Curran
• James Bell (VF : Jean Gournac) : colonel
• Barry Kelley : Brigadier General
• Maurice Jara (VF : Jacques Beauchey) : Shorty Vegay
• Adam Williams (VF : Serge Lhorca) : Lt. Bert Malotke
• James Dobson (VF : Guy Loriquet) : lt Pudge McCabe
• Carleton Young (VF : Gérard Férat) : col. Riley
• Michael St. Angel (VF : Yves Furet) : cap. Harold Jorgensen, Ops. Officer (comme Steve Flagg)
• Brett King (VF : Jean Daurand) : 1st Lt. Ernie Stark
• Gordon Gebert (VF : Jackie Gencel) : Tommy Kirby
• Ralph Cook (VF : René Bériard) : Lt. Kelvin
• Dick Wessel (VF : Claude Bertrand) : le responsable du matériel de la roulante
• Adam York (VF : Jacques Thébault) : Lt. Simmons
• Harry Lauter : Freddie
• Hugh Sanders (VF : Jean Brunel) : un général à Guadalcanal (non crédité)
• Peter Julien Ortiz : un capitaine

(original title)	Flying Leathernecks
Austria	Jagdgeschwader Wildkatze
Austria	Stählerne Schwingen
Austria	Guadalcanal - Entscheidung im Pazifik
Brazil	Horizonte de Glórias
Canada (English title)	Flying Leathernecks
Denmark	Luftens hårde halse
Finland	Lentävät villikissat
France	Les diables de Guadalcanal
France (DVD box title)	Les diables du Pacifique
Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)	Sminarhia thanatou
Greece (video title)	Iptamena liontaria
Greece (video title)	Kommandos ton ouranon
Greece	Σμηναρχία θανάτου
Hungary	Repülő Vadmacskák
Italy	I diavoli alati
Netherlands	De veroveraars van de Pacific
Poland	Latajacy marynarze
Portugal	Inferno nas Alturas
Romania	Gulerele de piele zburătoare
Serbia	Heroji Gvadalkanala
Soviet Union (Russian title)	Горящий полет
Spain	Infierno en las nubes
Sweden	Attack i luften
Turkey (Turkish title)	Guadalkanal cehennemi
USA (working title)	Devil Dogs of the Air
USA (working title)	Flying Devil Dogs
Uruguay (original subtitled version)	Infierno en las nubes
West Germany	Stählerne Schwingen
West Germany	Guadalcanal - Entscheidung im Pazifik
West Germany	Jagdgeschwader Wildkatze

USA	28 August 1951
UK	22 October 1951
Sweden	11 February 1952
Philippines	26 February 1952	(Davao)
Finland	16 May 1952
Denmark	23 June 1952
Portugal	24 June 1952
France	12 September 1952
West Germany	12 September 1952
Australia	10 October 1952
Spain	19 January 1953	(Madrid)
Uruguay	9 July 1953
Turkey	October 1954
Japan	5 July 1955
Austria	January 1959
Austria	1966	(re-release)
Austria	1978	(re-release)
Spain	27 September 1986	(TV release)
Serbia	5 March 2011	(Belgrade Film Festival)