Normandie - Niémen

Feb 26 1960 N/A 2h 0m
Drama, War

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...

Plot

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...

Written by

Konstantin Simonov, Charles Spaak, Elsa Triolet

Directed by

Jean Dréville, Damir Vyatich-Berezhnykh

Production Countries

France, Russia

Production Companies

Mosfilm, Les Films Alkam, Franco London Films

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

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# of Votes
169
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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