Movie
Ashes and Diamonds
Drama film with a runtime of 105 minutes, released in 1958. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Release DateSeptember 3, 1958
TypeMovie
LanguageEnglish
Genredrama, War
Synopsis
Like most of Polish director Andrzej Wajda's best films, Ashes and Diamonds draws on his personal experiences in the Resistance during World War II. Zbigniew Cybulski, the director's favorite leading man, plays a young underground fighter told to kill a Communist leader on the last day of the war. This blend of idealism and defeatism won numerous awards and brought Wajda international acclaim. The third of Wajda's trilogy of films about World War II, Ashes and Diamonds was preceded by A Generation (1954) and Kanal (1956).
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Cast
- Zbigniew Cybulski
- Adam Pawlikowski
- Eva Krzyewska
- Waclaw Zastrzezynski
- Bogumil Kobiela
- Ewa Krzyzewski
- Jan Ciecierski
- Stanislaw Milski
- Artur Mlodnicki
- Halina Kwiatkoska
- Ignacy Machowski
- Zbigniew Skowronski
- Barbara Krafft
- Alexander Sewruk
- Jozef Pieracki
- Grazyna Staniszewska
- Jerzy Wójcik
- Halina Nawrocka
- Halina Turant
- Halina Zajac
- Roman Mann
- Andrzej Wajda
- Jerzy Andrzejewski
- Halina Sienska
- Katarzyna Chodorowicz
