Comedy ·Drama ·War · Poland · 1958 · 1h 20m

Eroica

Eroica. Symfonia bohaterska w dwóch częściach

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Director
Andrzej Munk
Cast
Edward Dziewoński as Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") Józef Nowak as Lt. Kurzawa (segment "Ostinato Lugubre") Barbara Połomska as Zosia (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") Ignacy Machowski as Major (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") Leon Niemczyk as Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") Kazimierz Opaliński as Polish Commandant (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Crew
Jerzy Wójcik — Director of Photography Jadwiga Zajiček — Editor Jan Krenz — Original Music Composer Jerzy Stefan Stawiński — Screenplay Jan Grandys — Production Design Alicja Waltos — Costume Design
Synopsis

Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.

Mood & Themes
world war iipolandwarsaw uprisingprisoner of war camp
Key Collaborators
Andrzej Munk Director Jerzy Wójcik Director of Photography Jadwiga Zajiček Editor Jan Krenz Original Music Composer Jerzy Stefan Stawiński Screenplay Jan Grandys Production Design Alicja Waltos Costume Design
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