Zbigniew Cybulski
Maciek Chelmicki
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Ashes and Diamonds (Polish: Popiół i diament) is a 1958 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda, based on the 1948 novel by Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. Starring Zbigniew Cybulski and Ewa Krzyżewska, it completed Wajda's war films trilogy, following A Generation (1954) and Kanal (1956).
A 1958 classic by Andrzej Wajda, based on a novel by Jerzy Andrzejewski. It depicts the dilemma of a young resistance fighter who must kill a Communist leader in post-war Poland.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Andrzej Wajda
- 1961-05-29
A Polish assassin (Zbigniew Cybulski) is given orders to kill a Russian soldier (Waclaw Zastrzezynsky) whom he, days before, was fighting alongside, and this moral conflict makes him question the...
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- Zbigniew Cybulski
- Andrzej Wajda
- Drama
Jun 26, 2023 · 50 Years of Janus Films, drama, war, English-subtitles. Language. Polish. A milestone of Polish cinema, this electrifying international sensation by Andrzej Wajda—the final film in his celebrated war trilogy—entwines the story of one man’s moral crisis with the fate of a nation.
A classic Polish film by Andrzej Wajda about a resistance fighter's moral dilemma in the final days of World War II. The film features stunning black-and-white cinematography, a charismatic lead actor, and a powerful commentary on the nation's fate.
- Maciek Chelmicki
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On 8 May 1945, the year of Germany's surrender, a post-war Poland finds itself struggling to rise from the ashes, as ambitious cliques of patrician patriots, determined Communists, Soviet soldiers, and brave anti-German resistance fighters all jockey for position.
A 1961 Polish war drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda, based on a novel by Jerzy Andrzejewski. It depicts the dilemma of a resistance fighter who must assassinate a Communist leader on V-E Day.
