Normandy - Neman

Normandy - Neman

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 24, 1960

Runtime

2h 0m

Genres

Drama, War

User Score

48%

Original Title

Normandie - Niémen

Production Companies

Franco London Films, Les Films Alkam, Mosfilm

Director

Jean Dréville

Description

A certain number of French fighter pilots who will not accept the Second Armistice at Compiègne nor Vichy's orders decide to join the USSR. Once they have reached Moscow they resume training and form a squadron they call "Normandie". Reinforced in 1944, the squadron wins many victories. Following the acts of valor displayed by its pilots during the Battle of the Nieman River, it becomes the "Normandie-Niemen" squadron for the rest of times...