Men Without Wings (1946)

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

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)

Trailer

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