
About the film

polish resistance soviet military post war post world war ii post-war poland
Ashes and Diamonds
Release Date: October 03, 1958
Year | : | 1958 |
Slogan | : | «Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers» |
Genres | : | Drama, Romance, War |
Production Companies | : | Zespól Filmowy "Kadr" |
Director | : | Andrzej Wajda |
Producers | : | Stanisław Adler |
Writers | : | Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Jerzy Andrzejewski |
RunTime | : | 103 mins. |
A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.
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Trailer: Ashes And Diamonds aka Popiól i diament (1958) Trailer
Featurette: Ashes and Diamonds Newsreel.avi
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