The Metal Detector
About The Metal Detector
Georg is an Austrian retiree whose mother witnessed the crash of an Allied B-17 near their home during World War II. When he takes up metal detecting to find the wreckage, a growing fascination leads him to embark on a heartfelt mission, not only to research the backgrounds of the American crewmembers who parachuted off the plane into enemy territory, but to locate their descendants, to bring them…
The Metal Detector is a 2023 documentary film directed by Brendan Patrick Hughes. It was released in November 2023.
The film is filed under documentary short, austria, and human interest.