Comedy ·War ·Adventure · Poland · 1970 · 1h 26m

How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową: Cz. 1 - Ucieczka

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Director
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Cast
Marian Kociniak as Franciszek Dolas Janina Borońska as Elżbieta Adam Cyprian as Gulke's Brother Wirgiliusz Gryń as Józek Kryska Zdzisław Kuźniar as Dimo Stojadinovic Józef Łodyński as Stoker
Crew
Jerzy Stawicki — Director of Photography Janina Niedźwiecka — Editor Jerzy Matuszkiewicz — Original Music Composer Tadeusz Chmielewski — Screenplay Kazimierz Sławiński — Novel Bolesław Kamykowski — Production Design
Synopsis

On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.

Mood & Themes
world war iimistaken identity
Key Collaborators
Tadeusz Chmielewski Director Jerzy Stawicki Director of Photography Janina Niedźwiecka Editor Jerzy Matuszkiewicz Original Music Composer Tadeusz Chmielewski Screenplay Kazimierz Sławiński Novel Bolesław Kamykowski Production Design Lidia Rzeszewska Costume Design Marta Kobierska Costume Design
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