Fighter Pilots - Revision history

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 == Released versions ==
-Distributed in USA and Canada as ''Fighter Pilots''.
+Distributed in USA and Canada as ''[[Fighter Pilots]]''.
 South Africa: With Afrikaans sub-titling, as ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]''.
 Germany: Dubbed into German as ''[[Afrikastaffel ME110]]''.

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 == Production credits ==
-Produced by [[Brigadiers Films]]. Executive producers: [[Albie Venter]] and [[Madel Venter]]. Directed by [[Franz Marx]]. Script by [[James Ambrose Brown]]. Cinematography by [[Vincent G. Cox]]. Art direction by [[Raymond Wilson]]. Music by [[Art Heatlie]]. Stunts by [[Jannie Wienand]]. Costumes by [[Anna Richter-Visser]]. Production management by [[Colin Ward]].
+Filmed in 1974 and produced by [[Brigadiers Films]], with  [[Albie Venter]] and [[Madel Venter]] as Executive Producers. Directed by [[Franz Marx]]. Script by [[James Ambrose Brown]]. Cinematography by [[Vincent G. Cox]]. Art direction by [[Raymond Wilson]]. Music by [[Art Heatlie]]. Stunts by [[Jannie Wienand]]. Costumes by [[Anna Richter-Visser]]. Production management by [[Colin Ward]].
 == Released versions ==

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 == Subject ==
-World War II. A young South African fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force asks to be transferred from England to North Africa. His personal mission is to go and hunt for the German ace pilot who shot down his brother’s Spitfire and killed him. Based on the true story of Hendrik Reynecke and Werner von Steinhaus.
+Set in World War II, it is a story about a young South African fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force who asks to be transferred from England to North Africa. His personal mission is to go and hunt for the German ace pilot who shot down his brother’s Spitfire and killed him. Based on the true story of Hendrik Reynecke and Werner von Steinhaus.
 == Cast ==

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-A 1974 South African feature film directed by [[Franz Marx]].
+''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' is a South African feature film directed by [[Franz Marx]].
 == Alternative titles ==
 Released on video as ''[[Wing Commander]]''. Translated/dubbed as: ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]'' (Afrikaans), ''[[Afrikastaffel ME110]]'' (German), ''[[Ta skylia tou polemou]]'' (Greek) and ''[[Kampflyverne]]'' (Norwegian).
 == Subject ==
 World War II. A young South African fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force asks to be transferred from England to North Africa. His personal mission is to go and hunt for the German ace pilot who shot down his brother’s Spitfire and killed him. Based on the true story of Hendrik Reynecke and Werner von Steinhaus.
 == Cast ==
 [[Will Roberts]] (Oberleutnant Werner von Steinhaus), [[Johann van Heerden]] as [[John Hardy]] (Captain Hendrik Reynecke), [[Werner Doll]], [[Ian Strauss]], [[Rosemary Gibson]], [[Philip Jones]], [[Jannie Wienand]], [[Annette Engelbrecht]] and [[Schalk Jacobsz]].
 == Production credits ==
 Produced by [[Brigadiers Films]]. Executive producers: [[Albie Venter]] and [[Madel Venter]]. Directed by [[Franz Marx]]. Script by [[James Ambrose Brown]]. Cinematography by [[Vincent G. Cox]]. Art direction by [[Raymond Wilson]]. Music by [[Art Heatlie]]. Stunts by [[Jannie Wienand]]. Costumes by [[Anna Richter-Visser]]. Production management by [[Colin Ward]].

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 == Alternative titles ==
-Released on video as ''[[Wing Commander]]''. Translated/dubbed as: ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]'' (Afrikaans), ''[[Afrikastaffel ME110]]'' (German) ''[[Ta skylia tou polemou]]'' (Greek) and ''[[Kampflyverne]]'' (Norwegian).
+Released on video as ''[[Wing Commander]]''. Translated/dubbed as: ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]'' (Afrikaans), ''[[Afrikastaffel ME110]]'' (German), ''[[Ta skylia tou polemou]]'' (Greek) and ''[[Kampflyverne]]'' (Norwegian).
 == Subject ==
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 == Released versions ==
 Distributed in USA and Canada as ''Fighter Pilots''.
-South Africa: Dubbed into Afrikaans as ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]''.
+South Africa: With Afrikaans sub-titling, as ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]''.
 Greece: Dubbed into Greek as ''[[Ta skylia tou polemou]]''.
 Norway: Dubbed into Norwegian as ''[[Kampflyverne]]''.

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 == Sources ==
-IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080137/]
+''IMDB'' [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080137/]
-IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080137/releaseinfo?ref_=ttfc_sa_1]
+''IMDB'' [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080137/releaseinfo?ref_=ttfc_sa_1]

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 == Release dates ==
-South Africa – 23 January 1975.  USA and Canada – 25 November 1977.  Finland – 27 November 1977
+South Africa – 23 January 1975.  USA and Canada – 25 November 1977.  Finland – 27 November 1977.
 == Sources ==