Mission of Honor (2018)

Mission of Honor is the story of Hurricane Squadron 303, a group of brave pilots who fought in the skies over England in WW2, not just to keep Great Britain free from the Nazis, but also to... See full summary »

Director:

David Blair

Writers:

Robert Ryan, Alastair Galbraith

Stars:

Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini

Cast

Credited cast:
Iwan Rheon	...	Jan Zumbach 'Donald'
Milo Gibson	...	John Kent 'Kentowski'
Stefanie Martini	...	Phyllis Lambert
Marcin Dorocinski	...	Witold Urbanowicz 'Kobra'
Krystof Hádek	...	Josef Frantisek
Christopher Jaciow	...	Zdzislaw Henneberg 'Dzidek'
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hugh Alexander	...	Rollo
Rod Arthur	...	Henry
Dan Burman	...	Dacre
Drew Cain	...	Horobin
Daniel Cech-Lucas	...	Jimmy
Piotr Chadaj	...	Baczewski crew 1
Raphael Desprez	...	Favier
Michel Diercks	...	Weber
Anastasia P. DiLoreto	...	Betty Grable

Storyline

Mission of Honor is the story of Hurricane Squadron 303, a group of brave pilots who fought in the skies over England in WW2, not just to keep Great Britain free from the Nazis, but also to keep alive the very idea of their own country, which had existed in its modern form for barely twenty years before it was crushed between the opposing jaws of Germany and Russia. Equipped with the almost-obsolete Hurricane and (with some initial reluctance) given RAF blue uniforms, while they fought, Poland lived.

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Plot Keywords:

hurricane | battle of britain | world war two | pole abroad | pole in the uk | 

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Taglines:

In Foreign Skies They Fought For Their Country

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Prospect 3

Country:

UK Poland

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 August 2018 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Mission of Honor

Filming Locations:

White Waltham Airfield, Westacott Way, White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Pixoloid Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The flashback sequences that are set in Poland were in fact shot in the UK (the producer's wanted to shoot in Poland but were waiting for snow that due to warm winter didn't materialise in time).

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Goofs

The squadron's first victory, while still in training, is a Dornier Kondor bomber (identifible by its twin motor and round cockpit with is front machine gun post). While it was first identified as such, it was later known it was a Messerschmitt Bf 110 when the remains of the plane were excavated in the 1980's.

User Reviews

A solid movie

I have just come back from the cinema and wanted to share my thoughts. I don't want to spoil anything so I'm keeping the plot to the minimum. The movie is based on true accounts of the finest of Polish squadrons, the 303 squadron formed in RAF, Northolt. It tells the bittersweet story of people who had nothing but themselves and their skills to offer in the fight against Germans during WWII. (Note, I'm not writing Nazis. These were Germans of that era). Having been thought of like the scum of the earth, these men proved that given the opportunity they can be incomparable in the air battles while many English pilots weren't even combat ready. The movie plays itself a bit slowly, CGI isn't the best you can get these days, there are many fictional subplots interwoven by the ones responsible for the screenplay, also there are some emblems missing from the planes, most notably the Polish checkered logo and Donald Duck from Zumbach's (Rheon's) plane. Despite those slight omissions, and some fictitious plots it is quite enjoyable. It takes itself seriously, without pompous heroism nor wallows in martyrdom. It is a well organized, quite serious flick that makes you think. Most people didn't realize it at the time but Poland lost due to the fact that before the war there were only 20 years of freedom, hence the military was not ready to deal with Germans' forces. There were atrocities committed all over Poland, but some people were able to flee and add to the allied effort, it's great that they're getting the recognition they had deserved. I highly recommend it to anyone, even though it might be a bit uncomfortable for some British to watch.