The Heroes of Halyard

The Heroes of Halyard

114 mins | War, History | Oct. 10, 2023

A story inspired by the largest single rescue mission of downed Allied airmen behind enemy lines in aviation history of all time, codenamed “The Halyard Mission”. This action took place in the summer of 1944. It was led by the Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland that was headed by General Dragoljub “Draža” Mihailović. It was at great cost and sacrifice that the Serbian people saved 508 American and other Allied countries’ airmen from certain death, sending them off to safety from the improvised airfield in the Serbian village of Pranjani, at the foot of Mt Suvobor.

The Heroes of Halyard

114 mins | War, History | Oct. 10, 2023

The Heroes of Halyard
A story inspired by the largest single rescue mission of downed Allied airmen behind enemy lines in aviation history of all time, codenamed “The Halyard Mission”. This action took place in the summer of 1944. It was led by the Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland that was headed by General Dragoljub “Draža” Mihailović. It was at great cost and sacrifice that the Serbian people saved 508 American and other Allied countries’ airmen from certain death, sending them off to safety from the improvised airfield in the Serbian village of Pranjani, at the foot of Mt Suvobor.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Contrast Studios, Telekom Srbija
Original title Хероји Халијарда
Directors Radoš Bajić
Writers Strahinja Madžarević, Radoš Bajić, Dušan Kovačević

Cast

Žarko Laušević

as Kosta Jović

Petar Božović

as Grandfather

Nikola Rakočević

as Mirko Jović

Radovan Vujović

as Zvonimir Vučković

Danijela 'Nela' Mihajlović

as Dušanka Jović

Steven William Moore

as Edward Walsh

Nina Nešković

as Milica Jović

Teodora Dragičević

as Radmila Jović

Vučić Perović

as Sreten Jović

Milan Vasić

as Captain Raković

Nebojša Ljubišić

as General Draža Mihailović

Nikola Kent

as George Musulin

Scott Alexander Young

as General Armstrong

Carl Wharton

as Major Haley

Kevin Michael Clarke

as Captain Connell

Jovo Maksić

as Miladin Brkić

Radoš Bajić

as Gojko Ludi