The Eagle (Polish: Orzeł) is a 1959 Polish war film directed by Leonard Buczkowski. It is based on the true story of the Polish World War II submarine ORP Orzeł. Since the real Orzeł was sunk in the war, to assure authenticity her role was played by her sister ship, the ORP Sęp. The film was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
| Orzeł | |
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| Directed by | Leonard Buczkowski |
| Written by | Leonard Buczkowski, Janusz Meissner |
| Music by | Waldemar Kazanecki |
Production company | KADR |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
The story is inspired by the Orzeł 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.