Ashes and Diamonds

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-05-29

Languages:

Polish

Countries:

Poland

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (6448 Reviews)

Director:

Andrzej Wajda

Genres:

Drama War

Cast:

Zbigniew Cybulski Ewa Krzyzewska Waclaw Zastrzezynski Adam Pawlikowski

Writer:

Jerzy Andrzejewski (novel)

Jerzy Andrzejewski (screenplay)

Andrzej Wajda (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Maciek, a young Resistance fighter, is ordered to kill Szczuka, a Communist district leader, on the last day of World War II. Though killing has been easy for him in the past, Szczuka was a fellow soldier, and Maciek must decide whether to follow his orders.

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