One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
“1942's first blast of screen dynamite”
1942 · 1 h 22 min
Michael PowellCast
Godfrey Tearle 
Eric Portman 
Hugh Burden 
Hugh Williams 
Emrys Jones 
Bernard Miles
Plot
During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out over occupied Holland and relies on the Dutch Resistance to escape.
Sinekatalog’s take
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's war drama is warm, tense and humane, a fine example of wartime propaganda with character.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (3,054 votes)
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