Knights of the Sky: Air War Over Romania

January. 01,0001

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary War

Keywords：

World War Ii Romania Oilfields

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Meet American fighter pilots and bombers who raided Romanian targets in WW-II including its major oilfields centered on Ploesti and Romanians who defended them. 'Ace' pilot interviews, both American and Romanian, as well as US Air Force prisoners experiences are explored through rarely viewed Romanian archive footage. The documentary is seen through the eyes and words of Nicholas Dimancescu. He journeys back to Romania both to discover his own roots and also to uncover the stories of American and Romanian airmen who raided and defended Romania's oil refineries during World War II. The experiences of wartime 'aces' on both sides are recounted and two of them, once enemies who attacked one another over Romania, meet for the first time 66 years later.

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Reviews

CheerupSilver

0001/01/01

Very Cool!!!

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Acensbart

0001/01/02

Excellent but underrated film

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Salubfoto

0001/01/03

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

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Kaydan Christian

0001/01/04

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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