In foreign skies they fought for their country
Polish pilots overcome prejudice to fight against the Luftwaffe with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in the hope of protecting both Great Britain and their own Poland from the German advance.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
The film's tagline is: "In foreign skies they fought for their country"
The film had a budget of $10.0M but only grossed $2.1M, losing $7.9M at the box office.
The runtime is 107 minutes (1h 47m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: English, Polish, German.
The film was directed by David Blair.
The screenplay was written by Robert Ryan and Alastair Galbraith.
The score was composed by Laura Rossi.
Cinematography was handled by Piotr Śliskowski.
The film features a large ensemble cast of over 54 credited actors.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt7515456.
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Average
185 votes
Hurricane
Released
R
English, Polski, Deutsch
United Kingdom
$10,000,000
$2,137,751
