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Battle Taxi
Battle Taxi

Battle Taxi

They called his outfit "sitting ducks" - but he made them avenging eagles!

Genres

DramaWar

OverView

In the Korean war, the commander of an Air Rescue helicopter team must show a hot-shot former jet pilot how important helicopter rescue work is and turn him into a team player.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

03 January 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Capt. Russ Edwards

Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Lt. Pete Stacey

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

2nd Lt. Tim Vernon

Leo Needham

Leo Needham

SSgt. 'Slats' Klein

Jay Barney

Jay Barney

Lt. Col. Stoneham

Michael Colgan

Michael Colgan

Medic Capt. Larsen

Andy Andrews

Andy Andrews

Lazy Joker Two

Dale Hutchinson

Dale Hutchinson

Blue Boy Three-Gene

John Dennis

John Dennis

MSgt. Joe Murdock

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