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Hell's Angels

1930 · 131 min

A sweeping, tragic war epic with spectacular aerial battles and a dark, melodramatic story of brotherhood and betrayal.

Tagline
Howard Hughes' Thrilling Multi-Million Dollar Air Spectacle
Overview
As the Great War breaks out in Europe, English brothers Roy and Monte enlist in the Royal Flying Corps to fight for king and country, while their Oxford College friend Karl is ordered back to Germany. As a love triangle develops involving Monte, Roy, and Roy's girlfriend, Helen, the brothers' disparate personalities, and Monte's cowardice in the face of war soon threaten to compromise a top-secret bombing mission over German territory.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • betrayal
  • family
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • military
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war, action
Directed by
Howard Hughes
Starring
Ben Lyon, James Hall, Jean Harlow, John Darrow, Lucien Prival, Frank Clarke, Roy Wilson, Douglas Gilmore
Music
Adolph Tandler, Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography
E. Burton Steene, Harry Zech
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English, German

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