Title from container. Edward Dziewońsk, Barbara Polomska, Kazimierz Opalinski, Ignacy Machowski, Zofia Czerwinska. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Special features: director biography; original poster.
Summary:
This feature By Andrezej Munk is an example of the Polish myth of romantic heroism. The Warsaw Uprising is looked at through the eyes of a drunken black marketeer. Polish prisoners in a German camp fanatically believe in the heroism of their comrade.
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