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
world war ii
poland
warsaw uprising
prisoner of war camp
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Edward Dziewoński
Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Józef Nowak
Lt. Kurzawa (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Barbara Połomska
Zosia (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Ignacy Machowski
Major (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Leon Niemczyk
Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Kazimierz Opaliński
Polish Commandant (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Zofia Czerwińska
Lula 'Jagódka' (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Jerzy Felczyński
Hungarian Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Roman Hubczenko
(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Eleonora Lorentz
Old Woman (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Bogdan Baer
Hungarian officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca"
Crew
Andrzej Munk
Director
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Screenplay
Jadwiga Zajiček
Editor
Paweł Komorowski
Assistant Director
Jan Grandys
Production Design
Wiesław Zdort
Assistant Camera
Arkadiusz Orłowski
Assistant Production Manager
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Kubquik
7.0★ · 01/02/26
Brutal. Loved both stories but the second one is so much better done
Brutal. Loved both stories but the second one is so much better done
Reki
10.0★ · 10/27/25
moje umiejętności języka niemieckiego są takie same jak Dzidziusia
moje umiejętności języka niemieckiego są takie same jak Dzidziusia
