Kanal (1957)
1h 36m
Running Time
April 20, 1957Release Date
Kanal (1957)
1h 36m
Running Time
April 20, 1957Release Date
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Plot.
During the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising following World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it's only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However, when they try, they are met only with intense hostility from the Nazis. Despite their attempts stay resolute through immense mental strain, it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be doomed.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Kanal is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Teresa Iżewska
'Stokrotka'
Tadeusz Janczar
Ens. Jacek 'Korab'
Wieńczysław Gliński
Lt. 'Zadra'
Tadeusz Gwiazdowski
Sgt. 'Kula'
Stanisław Mikulski
'Smukly'
Emil Karewicz
Lt. 'Madry'
Vladek Sheybal
Composer Michal
Zofia Lindorf
Woman searching for a Daughter
Teresa Berezowska
Halinka
Zofia Lindorf
Old woman looking for her daughter
Janina Jabłonowska
Woman shouting at Resistance Members
Maria Kretz
Woman with a torn-off Leg
Jan Englert
'Zefir'
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Kazimierz Dejunowicz
Captain 'Zabawa'
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Writer
Jan Krenz
Composer
Zdzisław Leśniak
'Mały'
Jerzy Lipman
Cinematographer
Maciej Maciejewski
Lieutenant 'Gustaw'
Adam Pawlikowski
German at the Sewer Entrance / Musician
Halina Nawrocka
Editor
Roman Mann
ProductionDesigner
Włodzimierz Bednarski
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Zenon Dądajewski
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Ryszard Filipski
Man in a Manhole (uncredited)
Mariusz Gorczyński
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Kazimierz Kutz
Resistance Member in a Sewer (uncredited) / First Assistant Director
Andrzej Mirecki
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Jerzy Molga
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Roman Polanski
Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Tadeusz Ross
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Ewa Wiśniewska
Girl giving water to the Resistance (uncredited)
Tomasz Witt
(uncredited)
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Roman Wołyniec
Assistant Production Design
Maria Starzeńska
Assistant Director
Jerzy Wójcik
Camera Operator
Halina Dobrowolska
Assistant Production Design
Janusz Morgenstern
Assistant Director
Anita Janeczkowa
Assistant Director
Józef Bartczak
Sound
Halina Sieńska
Makeup Artist
Stanisław Adler
Production Manager
Jerzy Szeski
Costume Design
Leonard Mokicz
Set Decoration
Halina Ber
Assistant Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 20, 1957
Original NameKanał
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Genres
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Wiki.
Kanał (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkanaw], Sewer) is a 1957 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city's sewers. The film is adapted from the story “They Loved Life” by Jerzy Stefan Stawinski. Kanał is the second film of Wajda's War Trilogy, preceded by A Generation and followed by Ashes and Diamonds.The film was the winner of the Special Jury Award at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.
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