Gwiazdzista eskadra
Encyclopedia
Gwiaździsta eskadra is a 1930 Polish war film
directed by Leonard Buczkowski. Shot with the co-operation of the Polish army, it was the most expensive Polish film made before World War II
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(better known as the Kościuszko Squadron) during the Polish-Soviet War
of 1919-1921. The story was inspired by the actual life of Merian C. Cooper
, a Polish Air Force
officer during the war, but much better known for his later career as an adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer.
Cooper fathered Polish translator and writer Maciej Słomczyński during his time in Poland.
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by Leonard Buczkowski. Shot with the co-operation of the Polish army, it was the most expensive Polish film made before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Plot
Gwiaździsta eskadra told the romantic story of love between a Polish girl and an American volunteer pilot in the Polish 7th Air EscadrillePolish 7th Air Escadrille
Polish 7th Air Escadrille , better known as the Kościuszko Squadron, was one of the units of the Polish Air Force during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921. Formed in late 1918, it was re-formed in late 1919 from US volunteers...
(better known as the Kościuszko Squadron) during the Polish-Soviet War
Polish-Soviet War
The Polish–Soviet War was an armed conflict between Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine and the Second Polish Republic and the Ukrainian People's Republic—four states in post–World War I Europe...
of 1919-1921. The story was inspired by the actual life of Merian C. Cooper
Merian C. Cooper
Merian Caldwell Cooper was an American aviator, United States Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, screenwriter, and film director and producer. His most famous film was the 1933 movie King Kong.-Early life:...
, a Polish Air Force
Polish Air Force
The Polish Air Force is the military Air Force wing of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej...
officer during the war, but much better known for his later career as an adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer.
Cooper fathered Polish translator and writer Maciej Słomczyński during his time in Poland.
Loss of film
All copies of this film were destroyed during the Soviet occupation of Poland after World War II.Cast
- Barbara Orwid - as Lili
- Jana Krysta - as Zofia
- Jerzy Kobusz - as Bond
- Janusz Halny - as Woyda
- Stefan Szwarc
- Andrzej Karewicz
- Barbara Ludwiżanka
- Zygmunt Biesiadecki