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The Eagle (1959 film)

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'The Eagle' is a 1959 Polish war film directed by Leonard Buczkowski. It is based on the true story of the Polish World War II submarine . Since the real 'Orze' was sunk in the war, to assure authenticity her role was played by her sister ship, the . The film was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.

The story is inspired by the Orze incident, when 'Orzel', entered, in September 1939, the harbour of neutral Estonia and left its commanding officer with symptoms of illness. The Estonian authorities tried to intern the submarine, under pressure from Germany and the Soviet Union, but it escaped.

Cast



* Aleksander Sewruk as Commander Henryk Koczkowski

* Wieczysaw Gliski as Captain Jan Grabiski

* Jan Machulski as Lieutenant Pilecki

* Roland Gowacki as Lieutenant Roland

* Bronisaw Pawlik as Mate Rokosz

*Andrzej Harder as Ensing Morawski

*Zbigniew Filus as Bossman Waca Pierzchaa

*Henryk Bk as Bossman Leon Wiktorczyk

*Ignacy Machowski as Bossman Marita

*Czesaw Piaskowski as Bossman Serafin

See also



* Cinema of Poland

* List of Polish language films

* Submarine films

References




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