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Eagle

6.8 / 10 1959 1h 44mNR Polish
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Storyline

Based on a true story of Polish submarine "Orzel" (The Eagle): September 1939, "Orzel" is coming to Estonian neutral harbor in Tallin. Under pressure from Germany Estonians have intern the ship. Commander Grabinski decides to escape to England through the Baltic Sea, without any maps that has been confiscated and with only small amount of fuel on board.

Cast & Crew

Wieńczysław Gliński

Wieńczysław Gliński

Captain Grabiński

Lead
Aleksander Sewruk

Aleksander Sewruk

Commander Kozłowski

Jan Machulski

Jan Machulski

Lieutenant Pilecki

Roland Głowacki

Roland Głowacki

Lieutenant Roland

Andrzej Herder

Andrzej Herder

Second Lieutenant Morawski

Bronisław Pawlik

Bronisław Pawlik

Mate Rokosz

Zbigniew Filus

Zbigniew Filus

Senior Bosman Wacław Pierzchała

Henryk Bąk

Henryk Bąk

Bosman Leon Wiktorczyk

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Leonard Buczkowski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Eagle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker