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Szlomo Benjamin Fisz (1922 – 17 November 1989) was a Polish film producer and writer, known for A Town Called Bastard, Aces High, Battle of Britain, The Heroes of Telemark and Hell Drivers.
Benjamin Fisz was born on 4 November 1922 in Poland. He was a producer and writer, known for Battle of Britain (1969), A Town Called Hell (1971) and Sea Fury (1958). He died on 17 November 1989.
- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
- November 4, 1922
- Benjamin Fisz
- November 17, 1989
Benjamin Fisz was born on November 4, 1922 in Poland. He was a producer and writer, known for Battle of Britain (1969), A Town Called Hell (1971) and Sea Fury (1958). He died on November 17, 1989.
- November 4, 1922
- November 17, 1989
Benjamin Fisz came up with the idea of a depiction of the Battle of Britain for the cinema. Born in 1922, Fisz had served as a Spitfire pilot with the RAF Polish wing during the war. No full cinematic account of the Battle had yet been made, and Fisz set to right this, with, importantly, equal consideration being given to the opposing
The Heroes of Telemark is a 1965 British war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during the Second World War from Skis Against the Atom, the memoirs of Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid.
To re-create some of World War II's most desperate air battles, Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz, the producers of "Battle of Britain," assembled what became the world's third largest air force—more than 100 Spitfires, Hurricanes, Heinkels and Messerschmitts.
Szlomo Benjamin Fisz (1922 – 17 November 1989) was a Polish film producer and writer, known for A Town Called Bastard, Aces High, Battle of Britain, The Heroes of Telemark and Hell Drivers.[2] Before his film career, Fisz emigrated to the United Kingdom and became a fighter pilot in the Royal...
