Interrupted Flight

Interrupted Flight

1964 · 81 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

The reminiscences of a Russian pilot, shot down over Poland during the war, of his first great love there.

Directed by Leonard Buczkowski · Written by Jerzy Janicki

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