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Release Year1943
Runtime1h 09m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Drama, Romance
Votes2
DirectorRalph Murphy
WritersLester Cole, Earl Fenton, Theodore Reeves
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsNight Plane from Chungking
About Night Plane from Chungking
Without lights and in a driving rain, a bus is lumbering along the muddy Assam Road en route from Chunking to the Indian border. Passengers include a European of unknown nationality, a missionary a French officer, and a White Russian. There is also an ancient Chinese lady on an important diplomatic mission to Indian and her traveling companion. The trip is halted when Japanese planes bomb the road and hit a munitions truck and kill many Chinese soldiers. The Chinese commander puts the wounded soldiers on the bus and directs it to a nearby secret airport where the officer in charge is an American attached to the Chinese Air Force.
Directed by Ralph Murphy, Night Plane from Chungking leans on a strong ensemble — Robert Preston, Ellen Drew, Otto Kruger — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1943.
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