A Generation (1955)
1h 27m
Running Time
January 26, 1955Release Date
Plot.
Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
Where to Watch.
Subs
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Stanisław Mazur 'Bartek'
Urszula Modrzyńska
Ewa 'Dorota'
Tadeusz Janczar
Jasio Krone
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Sekuła
Ryszard Kotys
Jacek (as Ryszard Kotas)
Roman Polanski
Mundek
Ludwik Benoit
Grzesio
Zofia Czerwińska
Barkeeper Lola
Zbigniew Cybulski
Kostek
Tadeusz Fijewski
German Guard in a Sawmill
Zygmunt Hobot
Abram
Cezary Julski
Coach Driver
Bronisław Kassowski
Waldemar Berg
August Kowalczyk
Priest
Jerzy Krasowski
AK Major
Zenon Laurentowski
Carpentry Shop Worker
Stanisław Milski
Caretaker Krone
Juliusz Roland
'Kaczor'
Hanna Skarżanka
Antoniowa
Janusz Ściwiarski
Ryszard Berg
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Werkschutz
Zygmunt Zintel
Meister Ziarno
Ryszard Ber
Zyzik (uncredited)
Bronisław Dardziński
Szymon (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki
Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)
Julian Dziedzina
Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)
Wiesław Gołas
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)
Jerzy Gruza
Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)
Monika Gutman
Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)
Zofia Jamry
Storekeeper (uncredited)
Mieczysław Kalenik
SS Soldier (uncredited)
Bogumił Kobiela
Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)
Henryk Kucharski
Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)
Kazimierz Kutz
GL Member (uncredited) / Assistant Director
Jan Machulski
GL Member (uncredited)
Franciszek Pieczka
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)
Kazimierz Stankiewicz
Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)
Henryk Staszewski
Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)
Stanisław Stojko
GL Member (uncredited)
Janusz Strachocki
Worker (uncredited)
Mieczysław Waśkowski
(uncredited)
Danuta Wodyńska
Franusiowa (uncredited)
Stefan Wroncki
(uncredited)
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Andrzej Markowski
Music / Conductor
Czesław Raniszewski
Editor
Jerzy Szeski
Costume Design
Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz
Camera Operator
Zdzislaw Papierz
Makeup Artist
Bohdan Czeszko
Screenplay / Novel
Jerzy Skrzepiński
Set Decoration
Jerzy Lipman
Director of Photography
Józef Koprowicz
Sound
Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor
Jozef Ciecwirek
Lighting Technician
Józef Galewski
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 26, 1955
Original NamePokolenie
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Filming LocationsWarsaw, Poland
Genres
Wiki.
A Generation (Polish: Pokolenie) is a 1955 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It is based on the novel Pokolenie by Bohdan Czeszko, who also wrote the script. It was Wajda's first film and the opening installment of what became his Three War Films trilogy set in the Second World War, to be followed by Kanał and Ashes and Diamonds.
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