War Drama
Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
Directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Mieczysław Kalenik
SS Soldier (uncredited)
Bogumił Kobiela
Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)
Franciszek Pieczka
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)
Hanna Skarżanka
Antoniowa
Wiesław Gołas
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)
Jan Machulski
GL Member (uncredited)
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur
Urszula Modrzyńska
Ewa 'Dorota'
Stanisław Milski
Caretaker Krone
Zbigniew Cybulski
Kostek
Tadeusz Janczar
Jasio Krone
Danuta Wodyńska
Franusiowa (uncredited)
Ludwik Benoit
Grzesio
Zofia Czerwińska
Barkeeper Lola
Zygmunt Zintel
Meister Ziarno
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Sekuła
Zofia Jamry
Storekeeper (uncredited)
Tadeusz Fijewski
German Guard in a Sawmill
Ryszard Kotys
Jacek
Henryk Staszewski
Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)
Bronisław Dardziński
Szymon (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki
Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)
August Kowalczyk
Priest
Zygmunt Hobot
Abram
Janusz Strachocki
Worker (uncredited)
Cezary Julski
Coach Driver
Kazimierz Stankiewicz
Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)
Jerzy Krasowski
AK Major
Juliusz Roland
"Kaczor"
Bronisław Kassowski
Waldemar Berg
Stefan Wroncki
(uncredited)
Zenon Laurentowski
Carpentry Shop Worker
Janusz Ściwiarski
Ryszard Berg
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Werkschutz
Monika Gutman
Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)
Stanisław Stojko
GL Member (uncredited)

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