Movie·1970·1h 26m
How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Country
Poland
Language
Serbo-Croatian
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The Story
Original title: Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową: Cz. 1 - Ucieczka
On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.
Cinematography
Jerzy Stawicki
Music
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
Editor
Janina Niedźwiecka
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Marian Kociniak
Franciszek Dolas
Janina Borońska
Elżbieta
Adam Cyprian
Gulke's Brother
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Józek Kryska
Zdzisław Kuźniar
Dimo Stojadinovic
Józef Łodyński
Stoker
Jarosław Skulski
Colonel
Tomasz Zaliwski
Yugoslavian Officer
Elżbieta Starostecka
Singer
Emil Karewicz
Gestapo Officer in Austria
Henryk Łapiński
Wladysław Wachocki
Stanisław Milski
German General
Kazimierz Talarczyk
Woydyłło
Janusz Ziejewski
Feldfebel
Ludwik Benoit
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Zbigniew Bielski
Soldier selling Sausages (uncredited)
Jerzy Block
Bolek (uncredited)
Adolf Chronicki
Polish Captain (uncredited)
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Crew
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Director, Screenplay
Jerzy Stawicki
Director of Photography
Janina Niedźwiecka
Editor
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
Original Music Composer
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