Download Into the White Movie .At the beginning of World War II a hostile chance encounter in the skies above the harsh Norwegian wilderness leaves two aircraft – one British, one German – shot down in a remote and isolated region. By strange coincidence the crews seek shelter in the same cabin. They must battle to survive the brutal winter in order to get back to the war – and to fighting one another. Although war has made them enemies, as the days go by animosity proves hard to maintain. Mutual need leads to unlikely friendships, and the rules of war must be put aside.
In my opinion Petter Næss has nailed another great film. All of his filmography is worth seeing. Wanting to film this story for a long time, he’s given us another epic story from the epic Second World War, giving us the hope that this will learn us to never get into another one.
On 27 April 1940, Luftwaffe pilot Horst Schopis’ bomber, a Heinkel He 111 (1H+CT) is shot down near Grotli by a Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Skua (L2940) fighter, which then crash-lands. The surviving German and British crew members begin to shoot at each other, but later must share the same cabin to survive the harsh, Norwegian winter. An unlikely, lifelong friendship blossoms between the pilotsn 1974, the original L2940 was recovered from Breidalsvatnet lake near Grotli in Skjåk municipality. The original Heinkel wreck remains in the mountains at Grotli around 1000 meters above sea level, left untouched in the snow. The wreck of the English Blackburn Skua’ is on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton.
Horst Schopis spent seven years as a prisoner of war in Canada. A few days after they returned to England, Drew Davenport and Smith flew the mission of Trondheim. Once again, they were shot down. Davenport was captured and spent the rest of the war in a German prison camp. Smith died in the attack. Strunk is buried at the war cemetery for Germans in Trondheim. Josef Auchtor spent the rest of the war in a prison camp in Canada. In 1977, Horst Schopis received a call from Davenport at his home in Munich. Subsequently, they two visited each other in Munich and London.
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