The movie debuted at almost exactly the same time as the Polish production 303 Squadron: The True Story, often leading to confusion between two films, especially in Poland.
The pilots of No. 303 Squadron RAF, are a group of Polish fliers who have escaped from Europe, following the Nazi invasions of Poland and France, to join the Royal Air Force. Czech Josef František, refusing to become a bomber pilot, invites himself into the newly formed unit. Canadian RAF pilot John Kent, who became affectionately known as "Kentowski", has his work cut out for him when he is handed the angry and often maligned squadron to command.[3] Piloting Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft, 303 Squadron works through language barriers, cultural differences and their grief on the loss of loved ones to become highly effective in the Battle of Britain. At the conclusion, the Polish pilots are told that they will be repatriated to communist Poland.[4]
Zygmunt Klein was the factual Jewish pilot portrayed in the film talking to Zumbach by the coach in the scene overlooking the sea at Broadstairs.[citation needed]
Production
The script is not a historical depiction of all events. One news item provided this comment after researching the content of the film and the actual history: "the film attempted to stick close to fact, but the needs of dramatic action often swayed the plot into fictitious and occasionally unrealistic narratives".[5] In late 2017 and early 2018 some scenes were shot on the Kent coast at Stone Bay and Victoria Gardens in Broadstairs. [6]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film (as Mission of Honor) has an approval rating of 86% based on reviews from seven critics, with an average rating of 5.8/10.[7]
The review in The Guardian was mixed, with a 3/5 star rating. Leslie Felperin made this concluding comment: "The lack of budget, relative to Dunkirk at least, is glaring in the aerial dogfights, and the score is too maudlin and on the nose, but director David Blair navigates the whole thing through the storm with watchable competence".[8]
Home Media
Mission of Honor was released April 30, 2019, by Cinedigm on Region A Bluray, DVD, and streaming video.
References
^McKenzie, Steven (19 July 2018). "Scot directs new film on WW2 Polish fighters". BBC News. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^Gibbs, Bill. "Scots director behind Battle of Britain epic Hurricane". Sunday Post. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^Garrett Hunter. "HURRICANE Film review (Mission of Honor)". www.britflicks.com.
^"Hurricane (2018) Movie Script". Springfield! Springfield!.
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Hurricane a k a Hurricane 303 Squadron and 303 Bitwa o Anglie in Poland and Mission of Honor in the United States is a 2018 biographical war film produced by Krystian Kozlowski and Matthew Whyte directed by David Blair and written by Alastair Galbraith and Robert Ryan The film stars Iwan Rheon with Milo Gibson Stefanie Martini Marcin Dorocinski Krystof Hadek and Christopher Jaciow in supporting roles 1 2 Hurricane depicts the experiences of a group of Polish pilots of No 303 Squadron RAF Dywizjon 303 in the Battle of Britain in the Second World War The film had its premiere in Warsaw Poland on 17 August 2018 It was released in the UK on the 7 September 2018 HurricaneTheatrical release posterDirected byDavid BlairScreenplay byAlastair Galbraith Robert RyanProduced byKrystian Kozlowski Matthew WhyteStarringIwan Rheon Milo Gibson Stefanie Martini Marcin Dorocinski Krystof Hadek Christopher JaciowCinematographyPiotr SliskowskiEdited bySean BartonMusic byLaura RossiProductioncompaniesLipsync Productions Prospect 3 Stray Dog FilmsDistributed byKaleidoscope Film Distribution Theatrical Kino Swiat Poland Release datesAugust 9 2018 2018 08 09 Poland September 7 2018 2018 09 07 Worldwide Running time123 minutesCountriesPolandUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishPolishBudget 10 millionThe movie debuted at almost exactly the same time as the Polish production 303 Squadron The True Story often leading to confusion between two films especially in Poland Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Home Media 6 References 6 1 Further reading 7 External linksPlot EditThe pilots of No 303 Squadron RAF are a group of Polish fliers who have escaped from Europe following the Nazi invasions of Poland and France to join the Royal Air Force Czech Josef Frantisek refusing to become a bomber pilot invites himself into the newly formed unit Canadian RAF pilot John Kent who became affectionately known as Kentowski has his work cut out for him when he is handed the angry and often maligned squadron to command 3 Piloting Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft 303 Squadron works through language barriers cultural differences and their grief on the loss of loved ones to become highly effective in the Battle of Britain At the conclusion the Polish pilots are told that they will be repatriated to communist Poland 4 Cast EditIwan Rheon as Jan Zumbach Milo Gibson as John A Kent Stefanie Martini as Phyllis Lambert Krystof Hadek as Josef Frantisek Marcin Dorocinski as Witold Urbanowicz Christopher Jaciow as Zdzislaw Henneberg Nicholas Farrell as Sir Hugh Dowding Robert Portal as Keith Park Teresa Mahoney as McCormacZygmunt Klein was the factual Jewish pilot portrayed in the film talking to Zumbach by the coach in the scene overlooking the sea at Broadstairs citation needed Production EditThe script is not a historical depiction of all events One news item provided this comment after researching the content of the film and the actual history the film attempted to stick close to fact but the needs of dramatic action often swayed the plot into fictitious and occasionally unrealistic narratives 5 In late 2017 and early 2018 some scenes were shot on the Kent coast at Stone Bay and Victoria Gardens in Broadstairs 6 Reception EditOn Rotten Tomatoes the film as Mission of Honor has an approval rating of 86 based on reviews from seven critics with an average rating of 5 8 10 7 The review in The Guardian was mixed with a 3 5 star rating Leslie Felperin made this concluding comment The lack of budget relative to Dunkirk at least is glaring in the aerial dogfights and the score is too maudlin and on the nose but director David Blair navigates the whole thing through the storm with watchable competence 8 Home Media EditMission of Honor was released April 30 2019 by Cinedigm on Region A Bluray DVD and streaming video References Edit McKenzie Steven 19 July 2018 Scot directs new film on WW2 Polish fighters BBC News Retrieved November 24 2018 Gibbs Bill Scots director behind Battle of Britain epic Hurricane Sunday Post Retrieved November 24 2018 Garrett Hunter HURRICANE Film review Mission of Honor www britflicks com Hurricane 2018 Movie Script Springfield Springfield Bretan Juliette September 21 2018 Hurricane amp Dywizjon Retrieved December 12 2019 Kent Film Office Hurricane 2018 Article Mission of Honor 2018 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Retrieved October 30 2021 Leslie Felperin 6 September 2018 Hurricane review all guns blazing in the Battle of Britain skies The Guardian Retrieved 24 August 2019 Further reading Edit Josef Frantisek The Battle of Britain s Czech hero Fighting Back by Martin Sugarman 2017 pub by Valentine Mitchell chapter on Jews in the Battle of Britain details on Zygmunt Klein Olson Lynne and Stanley Cloud A Question of Honor the Kosciuszko Squadron in World War II New York Random House 2003 ISBN 978 0 375 41197 7 External links EditHurricane at IMDb Hurricane at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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