Soldier of Victory (1953)
3h 38m
Running Time
May 8, 1953Release Date
Plot.
Two-part biopic about General Karol Świerczewski, living embodiment of the party line, and the group of party members from his hometown fighting the fascist forces towards the socialist state of affairs.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Józef Wyszomirski
Gen. Karol 'Walter' Swierczewski
Karol Wargin
Young Karol Swierczewski
Jacek Woszczerowicz
V.I. Lenin
Kazimierz Wilamowski
Joseph Stalin
Gustaw Holoubek
Feliks Dzierżyński
Wanda Jakubowska
Director
Józef Kozłowski
Bolesław Bierut
Jerzy Borejsza
Writer
Rafał Kajetanowicz
Marshal Konstanty Rokossowski
Stefan Śródka
Stefan Pawłowski
Piotr Perkowski
Composer
Barbara Drapińska
Wala
Stanisław Wohl
Cinematographer
Lidia Pstrokońska
Editor
Tadeusz Schmidt
Major Bronisław Bień
Anatol Radzinowicz
ProductionDesigner
Kazimierz Meres
Władek Wróblewski
Jerzy Pietraszkiewicz
General Mikołaj Gusiew
Peter Marx
General Hans Ermler
Stanisław Żeleński
General Juan Gonzales
Uan Czang
General Chang-Li
Krystyna Kamieńska
Jacqueline Salomon
Tadeusz Janczar
Franek
Władysław Hańcza
General Janczar
Stanisław Winczewski
Chief of Staff
Jerzy Duszyński
Henryk Liciński
Janusz Jaroń
Eustachy Terecki
Andrzej Bogucki
Baron von Ballen
Julian Składanek
Harry Taylor Jr
Irena Krasnowiecka
Diana
Karol Leszczyński
Kamil Brzostowski
Halina Drohocka
Brzostowski's Wife
Andrzej Łapicki
John Lane
Maciej Maciejewski
Chief of Staff
August Agboola Brown
(uncredited)
Mieczysław Baczewski
Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
Bogdan Baer
Factory Guard (uncredited)
Jan Ciecierski
General - ZPP Member (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki
Officer at Hitler's Reception (uncredited)
Bohdan Ejmont
Tank Crewman (uncredited)
Michał Gazda
Officer at Okęcie (uncredited)
Antonina Gordon-Górecka
Worker (uncredited)
Adam Hanuszkiewicz
Spanish Soldier (uncredited)
Zbigniew Jabłoński
Presidium Member (uncredited)
Stanisław Jasiukiewicz
Soviet Soldier (uncredited)
Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
(uncredited)
Jerzy Kaczmarek
(uncredited)
Emil Karewicz
Police Agent (uncredited)
Janusz Kłosiński
Gendarme in 1905 (uncredited)
Józef Kostecki
2nd Polish Army Captain (uncredited)
Wacław Kowalski
Spanish Soldier (uncredited)
Władysław Krasnowiecki
(uncredited)
Jan Kurnakowicz
Taylor (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Pawiak Inmate (uncredited)
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
Worker in 1916 (uncredited)
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Soldier shooting at Świerczewski (uncredited)
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Soldier from Mogiła (uncredited)
Artur Młodnicki
Józef Beck (uncredited)
Adam Mularczyk
Executed Man in Spain (uncredited)
Wiktor Nanowski
Soviet Officer (uncredited)
Janina Niczewska
Woman at Hitler's Reception (uncredited)
Bogdan Niewinowski
Świerczewski's Driver (uncredited)
Józef Nowak
Man inviting Świerczewski / UB Officer (uncredited)
Tadeusz Ordeyg
Pawiak Inmate (uncredited)
Józef Para
Spanish Soldier (uncredited)
Kazimierz Pawłowski
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
Józef Pieracki
German Factory Owner (uncredited)
Tadeusz Pluciński
Józef (uncredited)
Czesław Przybyła
Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
Barbara Rachwalska
Diana's Wetnurse (uncredited)
Alicja Raciszówna
MON Clerk (uncredited)
Hanna Skarżanka
Spanish Woman (uncredited)
Zbigniew Skowroński
Soldier (uncredited)
Leopold Szmaus
(uncredited)
Jerzy Szpunar
Worker (uncredited)
Igor Śmiałowski
Jack Kane (uncredited)
Kazimierz Talarczyk
(uncredited)
Janusz Warnecki
(uncredited)
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Man giving Arms to the Workers (uncredited)
Kazimierz Witkiewicz
Captain
Marian Wyrzykowski
Marian Spychalski (uncredited)
Zygmunt Zintel
Pawłowski's Driver (uncredited)
Feliks Żukowski
(uncredited)
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Props
Jan Grandys
Assistant Production Design
Stanisław Zylewicz
Unit Manager
Jan Batory
Assistant Director
Feliks Średnicki
Camera Operator
Ryszard Potocki
Additional Photography
Józef Bartczak
Sound
Kurt Weber
Camera Operator
Jerzy Szeski
Assistant Director
Zbigniew Dobracki
Assistant Makeup Artist
Józef Galewski
Painter
Jadwiga Jakubowska
Assistant Editor
Jerzy Nitecki
Unit Manager
Kazimierz Wawrzyniak
Camera Operator
Marek Iwaszkiewicz
Assistant Production Design
Jan Koecher
Assistant Director
Adam Nowakowski
Assistant Production Design
Silik Sternfeld
Assistant Director
Zdzislaw Mrozowicz
Unit Manager
Eugeniusz Gielba
Unit Manager
Mikołaj Portus
Costume Design
Tadeusz Schossler
Assistant Makeup Artist
Maria Lasnowska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Henryk Hechtkopf
Assistant Director
Wadim Berestowski
Assistant Director
Mieczysław Wajnberger
Production Manager
Aleksy Krywsza
Lighting Technician
Anna Tołkunowa
Makeup Artist
Mikołaj Pieczeńcow
Makeup Artist
Wacław Pasiak
Assistant Camera
Antoni Lipiński
Props
Gieorgij Griwcow
Additional Photography
Lucyna Bojanowska
Costume Assistant
Dymitr Mironow
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Henryk Piotrowski
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Ryszard Kraus
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Details.
Release DateMay 8, 1953
Original NameŻołnierz zwycięstwa
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 38m
Genres
Wiki.
Żołnierz zwycięstwa (The Soldier of Victory) is a 1953 Polish biographical two-part film (combined running time: 215 minutes), portraying the life of General Karol Świerczewski. The first part, Lata walki (The Years of Struggle) deals with his earlier years, from 1905 to 1941. The second one, Zwycięzca (The Victor) depicts his life from 1944 to his death in 1947.