The Eagle (1959 film)
| Orzeł | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leonard Buczkowski |
| Written by | Leonard Buczkowski, Janusz Meissner |
| Music by | Waldemar Kazanecki |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
The Eagle (Polish: Orzeł) is a 1959 Polish war film directed by Leonard Buczkowski. It is based on the true story of the Polish World War II submarine ORP Orzeł. Since the real Orzeł was sunk in the war, to assure authenticity her role was played by her sister ship, the ORP Sęp. The film was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.[1] Basically the story is freely based on the so-called 'Tallinn-episode' of the Polish submarine 'Orzel', which in Sep. 1939 entered the harbour of then still neutral Estonia to leave her commanding officer with symptoms of illness. The Estonian authorities tried to intern the sub under the pressure from the Nazi-Germany, but the 'Orzel' escaped.
Cast
- Aleksander Sewruk as Commander Henryk Kłoczkowski
- Wieńczysław Gliński as Captain Jan Grabiński
- Jan Machulski as Lieutenant Pilecki
- Roland Głowacki as Lieutenant Roland
- Bronisław Pawlik as Mate Rokosz
See also
- Cinema of Poland
- List of Polish language films
- Submarine films
References
- ↑ "1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959)". MIFF. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
External links
- The Eagle at the Internet Movie Database