Hurricane

"In foreign skies they fought for their country"

2018 1h 47m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 188

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Synopsis

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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.

“In foreign skies they fought for their country”

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Cast

Iwan Rheon
Jan Zumbach
Milo Gibson
John Kent
Stefanie Martini
Phyllis Lambert
Marcin Dorociński
Cobra
Kryštof Hádek
Josef
Nicholas Farrell
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Teresa Mahoney
McCormac
Sam Hoare
Kellett

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Blair
Writers: Robert Ryan, Alastair Galbraith
Languages: English, Polish, German
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Earned back only 21% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Polish, German.

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4 / 8

CAST

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207+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Blair, shot by Piotr Śliskowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laura Rossi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sean Barton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Iwan Rheon and Milo Gibson and Stefanie Martini carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Blair directs. Piotr Śliskowski behind the camera. Laura Rossi scores. Sean Barton cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Polish, German.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 21% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Polish, German.
4207+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by David Blair, shot by Piotr Śliskowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Laura Rossi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sean Barton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Iwan Rheon and Milo Gibson and Stefanie Martini carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "In foreign skies they fought for their country".
10IMDB entry: tt7515456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.