Operacja Samum (1999)

The war between Iraq and Kuwait is just about to begin. While all foreigners are leaving Iraq, Pawel... See full synopsis »

Director:

Wladyslaw Pasikowski

Writers:

Robert Brutter (screenplay), Maciej Dutkiewicz (screenplay)

Stars:

Boguslaw Linda, Dmitriy Shevchenko, Michal Gadomski

Cast

Credited cast:
Boguslaw Linda
Dmitriy Shevchenko
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michal Gadomski	...	Walton
Krzysztof Globisz
Tadeusz Huk
Marek Kondrat	...	Maj. Jozef Mayer
Kristof Konrad	...	Magnus
Anna Korcz
Edward Linde-Lubaszenko	...	Doctor
Olaf Lubaszenko
Radoslaw Pazura	...	Pawel Mayer
Andrzej Zielinski	...	Thomas - agent of CIA

Storyline

The war between Iraq and Kuwait is just about to begin. While all foreigners are leaving Iraq, Pawel... See full synopsis »

Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

7 May 1999 (Poland)

Filming Locations:

Plac Zbawiciela, Sródmiescie, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gromoslaw Czempinski, one of the Polish officers participating in the actual Operation Samum, served as a consultant for this movie.

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Goofs

The Purple Heart is a military decoration automatically awarded to those who have been wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. Military or an ally forces. Since none of the Polish officers had been wounded during this operation, they were not eligible for this medal.

User Reviews

A gripping true story about attempts to rescue CIA agents from Iraq in 1990

In 1990 Polish Intelligence was asked by the CIA to assist in pulling out of Iraq 3 CIA operatives who were stranded within the country. At the same time the Iraqis had arrested a son of a retired Polish intelligence officer who then went to Iraq to help his son. In a ruthless manner, the Polish Intelligence leaked to the Iraqis that it was him who was trying to rescue the Americans, using him as a decoy. A gripping story, sometimes complicated, as real life sometimes tends to be. Excellent movie.