Directed by:
Andrzej WajdaCinematography:
Jerzy WójcikCast:
Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżyński, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumił Kobiela, Jan Ciecierski, Stanislaw Milski, Artur Mlodnicki (more)VOD (3)
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The entire film takes place on 8 May 1945, when the war in Europe ended with Germany's formal surrender – but while other countries celebrated, Poland's postwar power struggle was only just beginning. In depicting the various factions jockeying for position, including ambitious Communists, aristocratic patriots, cynical journalists and anti-Nazi rebels recently emerged from the Warsaw sewers, Wajda brilliantly anatomises a riven country desperately trying to find its identity at a time when a fifth of its population had recently been killed and many more driven into exile. Maciek Chelmicki (Zbigniew Cybulski) embodies this conflict: outwardly a calculating assassin, his ultra-cool façade begins to crack when he badly botches a mission, falls in love with the barmaid Krystyna (Ewa Krzyzewska) and dares to dream of a life outside the armed resistance that's characterised his entire adult life. (Arrow Films)
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hajlala | VHS | 06/14/2011 | ||
Ciociara | DVD | 06/05/2011 | ||
Natanael | DVD | 06/04/2011 | ||
rudeboy | DVD | 05/02/2011 | ||
Kujavan | Blu-ray | 02/09/2011 | ||
Hrabovo | DVD | 02/06/2011 | ||
OldDog | DVD | 01/26/2011 | ||
Rosomak | DVD | 01/02/2011 | ||
fousek | Other | 11/13/2010 | ||
shantim | DVD | 10/27/2010 | ||
paladinos | DVD | 10/07/2010 | ||
Magdouš | DVD | 09/03/2010 | ||
rottik-cb | DVD | 07/21/2010 | ||
francy | DVD | 07/10/2010 | ||
pabab | DVD | 06/18/2010 | ||
Cpt.Flamingo | DVD | 04/06/2010 | ||
Hebča | DVD | 03/08/2010 | ||
13_11 | Other | 02/02/2010 | ||
pm | DVD | 01/25/2010 | ||
Joski | DVD | 01/09/2010 | ||
rikitiki | DVD | 12/16/2009 | ||
JanKukulín | DVD | 12/15/2009 | ||
Danula13 | DVD | 12/08/2009 | ||
dr.Halíř | DVD | 12/04/2009 | ||
Cinemahead | DVD | 11/29/2009 | ||
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marty40 | DVD | 10/24/2009 | ||
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MM11 | DVD | 07/12/2009 | ||
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Luka27 | DVD | 06/01/2009 | ||
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kagemush | DVD | 04/23/2009 | ||
Fosgo | DVD | 04/15/2009 | ||
bassator | DVD | 04/05/2009 | ||
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jirkac | DVD | 03/31/2009 | ||
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