Comedy Drama
Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.
Directed by
Andrzej Munk
Edward Dziewoński
Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Leon Niemczyk
Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Roman Wilhelmi
Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Bogumił Kobiela
Lt. Dabecki (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Bogdan Baer
Hungarian officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca"
Henryk Bąk
Lt. Krygier (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Jerzy Turek
Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Józef Nowak
Lt. Kurzawa (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Emil Karewicz
Polish Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Lt. Zawistowski (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Roman Kłosowski
Lt. Szpakowski (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Kazimierz Opaliński
Polish Commandant (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Wojciech Siemion
Lt. Marianek (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Zofia Czerwińska
Lula 'Jagódka' (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Ignacy Machowski
Major (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Tomasz Zaliwski
Hungarian Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Tomasz Lengren
Boy Scout (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Andrzej Gawroński
Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Barbara Połomska
Zosia (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Mariusz Dmochowski
Lt. Korwin Makowski (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Kazimierz Rudzki
Lt. Turek (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Halina Mikołajska
(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Michał Szewczyk
Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Józef Kostecki
Lt. Zak (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Jerzy Felczyński
Hungarian Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Roman Hubczenko
(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Eleonora Lorentz
Old Woman (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

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