Men Without Wings

Men Without Wings

★ 5.7IMDb Score
Released:1946-10-25
Genre:War,Drama
Duration:76 min
Director:František Čáp
Actors:Gustav Nezval, L. H. Struna, Jaroslav Zrotal, Vladimír Hlavatý, Jan W. Speerger
Production:Československá filmová společnost

Overview:

After an attack against the guard of the Third Reich, Nazi repression intensifies, and the Czechoslovakian resistance's organized sabotage in an aircraft factory leads to Gestapo shootings.

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