Underplayed Gems

Men Without Wings (1946)

Men Without Wings poster
Original title
Muži bez křídel
Directed by
František Čáp
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

During World War Two, it follows a group of Czech airmen forced to work under Nazi supervision. The story focuses on their quiet acts of defiance and their struggle to keep their dignity.

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What happens

Men Without Wings (Czech: Muži bez křídel) is a 1946 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, where it was one of the winners of the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, later known as the Palme d'Or. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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