Hurricane
Regie:
David BlairCamera:
Piotr ŚliskowskiActeurs:
Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini, Marcin Dorocinski, Teresa Mahoney, Nicholas Farrell, Sam Hoare, Emily Wyatt, Kryštof Hádek, Radoslaw Kaim (meer)Streaming (1)
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In de zomer van 1940 lijdt de RAF zware verliezen in de luchtoorlog tegen de Duitse Luftwaffe. Poolse gevechtspiloten, die de vernietiging van hun vaderland zijn ontvlucht om in Engeland verder te vechten worden met de nek aangekeken door de Britse legerleiding en militairen. Ondanks hun gevechtservaring worden ze aan de grond gehouden. Maar de situatie wordt nijpend voor de RAF en de charismatische Jan Zumbach weet eindelijk het commando te overtuigen om zijn squadron de lucht in te sturen. In oude, versleten Hurricane vliegtuigen vechten de Polen met een fanatisme en doodsverachting die de Nazi’s nederlaag op nederlaag toebrengt. Uiteindelijk spelen hun heldendaden en verliezen een onmisbare rol in de Britse overwinning op de Luftwaffe… (Three Lines Pictures)
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The film is forty-nine years younger than Battle of Britain, so the poor execution of air battles is something I just cannot ignore. Somebody forgot to tell the CGI team that German planes were equipped with armor, so there was no way a .303 caliber projectile would pierce through them as if they were made of polystyrene. The portrayal of Josef František was accurate, but I have no idea why his "tripping" over a hedge was replaced by the cliffs of Dover. Just for effect? Anyway, I found other goofs as well, but at least I was pleased with the conclusion, which exposed our loyal allies for what they were. The Poles had the advantage of having been betrayed by them only once. The Czechs were sacrificed first to Hitler and later to Stalin. Today, we no longer have anything to fear, because we belong to NATO, where our freedom is secured by the Germans, Italians, French and British, and I obviously trust them unconditionally...
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