The Eagle

IMDb link: 0053148
IMDb rating: 7.2 (224 votes)
Genres: Drama, War
Director: Leonard Buczkowski
Cast: Wienczyslaw Glinski, Jan Machulski, Roland Glowacki, Aleksander Sewruk and others

Release date: 7 Feb 1959
Release year: 1959
Runtime: 104 minutes
Country: Poland
Keywords: polish military, polish navy, underwater scene, nazi invasion of poland, submarine, baltic sea, escape, naval uniform, polish soldier, one word title

Plot:

Based on a true story of the Polish submarine ORP Orzel (Eagle). In September 1939, Orzel docks in the neutral Estonian harbor of Tallin. Under pressure from Germany, the Estonians have interned the boat. With only a small amount of fuel on board and his charts having been confiscated, Commander Grabinski decides to escape to England through the Baltic Sea.

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