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The White Eagle

The White Eagle

5,9 /10 (8 Votes)
1942 EN 27 min

Overview

An Oscar-nominated British documentary about the Polish people who escaped Poland and were living in the UK during World War II, both civilians and soldiers.

Release date

03/01/1942

Votes

8

Popularity

0.1

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

27 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2026-01-12

⭐ 6

Leslie Howard narrated this short feature about the Poles who’d been forced from their homeland by the Nazis. Now living throughout the UK, this illustrates how readily they integrated - despite a language barrier, and how determinedly they prepared for the day when they could take part in the liberation of their own nation. Along the way, we also see just how the British themselves were dealing with the destructive effects of the Second World War and by using archive of pre/post war Warsaw, General Sikorsky, King George VI and of their subsequent struggles this offers a sympathetic glimpse in…

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