War ·Drama · Poland · 1955 · 55m

Men of the Blue Cross

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Director
Andrzej Munk
Cast
Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica as Himself Stanisław Wawrytko as Rescuer Stanisław Marusarz as Stanisław Gąsienica as Lasa Ludwik Ziemblic as Doctor Juraj Józef Krzeptowski as
Crew
Sergiusz Sprudin — Director of Photography Jadwiga Zajiček — Editor Jan Krenz — Original Music Composer Adam Liberak — Writer Andrzej Munk — Writer
Synopsis

The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.

Mood & Themes
rescueworld war iibehind enemy lines
Key Collaborators
Andrzej Munk Director Sergiusz Sprudin Director of Photography Jadwiga Zajiček Editor Jan Krenz Original Music Composer Adam Liberak Writer Andrzej Munk Writer
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