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Hurricane

Hurricane

In foreign skies they fought for their country

20185.91h 47m

Overview

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.

Directed by David Blair
Written by Robert Ryan, Alastair Galbraith
Produced by Krystian Kozlowski, Mathew Whyte, Robin Guise
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $2.1M

Top Cast

Iwan Rheon

Iwan Rheon

Jan Zumbach

Milo Gibson

Milo Gibson

John Kent

Stefanie Martini

Stefanie Martini

Phyllis Lambert

Marcin Dorociński

Marcin Dorociński

Cobra

Kryštof Hádek

Kryštof Hádek

Josef

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Teresa Mahoney

Teresa Mahoney

McCormac

Sam Hoare

Sam Hoare

Kellett

Phil McKee

Phil McKee

Higgins

Robert Portal

Robert Portal

Keith Park

Themes & Keywords

world war iibattle of britain

About Hurricane

Hurricane is a war, drama, action film released in 2018 exploring themes of world war ii, battle of britain. Directed by David Blair, it stars Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini. 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.

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