Overview
On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.
Details
- Director
- Andrzej Wajda
- Writer
- Andrzej Wajda
- Original Language
- Polish
- Budget
- $5,600,000
Cast
Agnieszka Gli?ska
Andrzej Chyra
Artur ?mijewski
Danuta Stenka
Jan Englert
Magdalena Cielecka
Maja Komorowska
Maja Ostaszewska
Pawe? Ma?aszy?ski
W?adys?aw Kowalski
Keywords
1940s
based on novel or book
based on true story
historical event
kraków
poland
polish history
russian war crimes
soviet union history
stalinism
state crimes
state security
war propaganda
world war ii
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