War Drama
Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.
Directed by
Stanisław Różewicz
Piotr Fronczewski
Pvt. Mieczysław Krzak (uncredited)
Tadeusz Schmidt
Ens. Jan Gryczman
Mariusz Gorczyński
Pvt. Jan Czywil
Leopold Rene Nowak
Soldier returning from Guard Duty (uncredited)
Bolesław Płotnicki
Medic Karol Szwedowski
Marian Glinka
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Sylwester Przedwojewski
Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)
Mieczysław Kalenik
Soldier (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Press
Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)
Lech Grzmociński
German Soldier Disarming Sucharski (uncredited)
Wojciech Duryasz
Soldier with Kettle (uncredited)
Andrzej Zaorski
Lt. Kręglicki
Mieczysław Milecki
Lt. Stefan Grodecki
Bohdan Ejmont
Mate Bernard Rygielski
Roman Wilhelmi
Mate Franciszek Bartoszak
Stefan Friedmann
Soldier without a Helmet (uncredited)
Stanisław Michalski
Sleeping Soldier (uncredited)
Bogusz Bilewski
Capt. Mieczysław Słaby, Medical Officer
Marian Opania
Soldier stacking Sandbags (uncredited)
Mieczysław Stoor
Cpl. Adolf Petzelt
Andrzej Krasicki
Col. Karl Henke
Eugeniusz Kamiński
Soldier (uncredited)
Józef Nowak
Cpl. Piotr Buder
Bogdan Niewinowski
Lt. Leon Pająk
Lech Ordon
Cook (uncredited)
Tadeusz Pluciński
Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński
Andrzej Grąziewicz
German Soldier (uncredited)
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Sgt. Leonard Piotrowski, Warehouse Manager
Zdzisław Mrożewski
Lt. Col. Wincenty Sobociński
Józef Fryźlewicz
Soldier (uncredited)
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Cpl. Władysław Baran
Witold Dębicki
Soldier (uncredited)
Lech Wojciechowski
Corporal (uncredited)
Jerzy Molga
Cpl. Eugeniusz Grabowski
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Sgt. Kazimierz Rasiński, Radio Operator
Kazimierz Dębicki
German Soldier (uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski
Soldier (uncredited)
Arkadiusz Bazak
Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski
Józef Nalberczak
Cpl. Edmund Szamlewski
Stefan Szmidt
Soldier (uncredited)
Bogusław Sochnacki
Telephone Central Operator (uncredited)
Andrzej Jurczak
Guard (uncredited)
Michał Szewczyk
Dissident Soldier (uncredited)
Andrzej Kozak
Pvt. Eugeniusz Aniołek
Michał Gazda
Soldier (uncredited)
Zdzisław Szymański
Sgt. Michał Gawlicki
Adam Kwiatkowski
Cpl. Władysław Domoń
Józef Łodyński
Sgt. Wojciech Najsarek, Station-Master
Ryszard Piekarski
Corporal
Andrzej Wykrętowicz
Soldier
Klemens Mielczarek
Mate Chrzanowski (uncredited)
Marian Rułka
Soldier
Janusz Kubicki
German Officer (uncredited)
Bogumił Antczak
Guard (uncredited)
Janusz Mirczewski
Pvt. Antoni Ozorowski
Stanisław Niwiński
Pvt. Jan Połeć
Bogdan Łysakowski
Soldier (uncredited)

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