Directed by:
Krzysztof ZanussiCinematography:
Edward KlosinskiComposer:
Wojciech KilarCast:
Christoph Waltz, Edward Zentara, Artur Barciś, Tadeusz Bradecki, Gustaw Lutkiewicz, Jerzy Stuhr, Andrzej Szczepkowski, Krzysztof Kowalewski (more)Plots(1)
After the war a man tries to piece together the story of Father Maximilian Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. Based on the real priest, who later became a catholic saint (1894-1941). (MUBI)
Cast
Christoph Waltz
Austria
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Edward Zentara
Poland
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Artur Barciś
Poland
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Tadeusz Bradecki
Poland
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Gustaw Lutkiewicz
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Jerzy Stuhr
Poland
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Andrzej Szczepkowski
Poland
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Krzysztof Kowalewski
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Franciszek Pieczka
Poland
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Jan Peszek
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Joachim Król
West Germany
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Henryk Bista
Poland
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Ryszard Kotys
Poland
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Marian Dziedziel
Poland
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Daria Trafankowska
Poland
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Andrzej Pieczynski
Poland
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Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Poland
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Agnieszka Krukówna
Poland
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Andrzej Szenajch
Poland
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Boguslaw Sochnacki
Poland
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