Sky Battalion (1947)
Bataillon du ciel
Film in two eras.1st era: They are not angels. Chronicle of a Free French parachute training camp during the Second World War. 2nd era: Terre de France. A group of paratroopers landed in Brittany sabotages the German installations.
- Date of release
- 1947-03-05
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Alexander Esway
Casting
- Pierre Blanchar — Captain Ferane
- René Lefèvre — François
- Janine Crispin — Berthe Servais
- Jean Wall — Ben Sassein
- Daniel Mendaille — Baron de Brandoz
- Marcel Mouloudji — Le Canaque
- Christian Bertola — Lt. de Carrizy
- Charles Moulin — Le Gorille
- Luc Andrieux
- Henri Nassiet — Bouvier
- Nicolas Vogel — Veran
- Daphne Courtney — June
Interesting facts
Le Bataillon du ciel is a 1947 French film in two parts by Alexander Esway about the Second World War. The film, written by Joseph Kessel, became the biggest box office success in France that year with more than 8 million tickets sold.
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