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Ashes and Diamonds
Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers
Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish fil...
Drama, Romance, War - 1958
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A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.
Director:
,
Andrzej Wajda
Cast:
,
Ewa Krzyżewska
,
Zbigniew Cybulski
,
Wacław Zastrzeżynski
,
Adam Pawlikowski
,
Bogumił Kobiela
,
Jan Ciecierski

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
3 Oct 1958
Country:
PL
Languages:
Polish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA 1 win & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Only Wajda, though, could muster such a mood, with everyone feeding on smoke and booze, and the assembled company, at the end, dancing to a cracked polonaise.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
26 Mar 2013
fresh:
Taut thriller about immediate postwar Poland also has a heavier theme of the futility of killing and violence. Its technical knowhow, fine acting and directorial prowess make this an above average drama.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Zbigniew Cybulski as the hero is sensitive, attractive and alert -- a lad with humor and compassion. One is strongly drawn to him.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Wajda tends toward harsh and overstated imagery, but he achieves a fascinating psychological rapport with his lead actor, Zbigniew Cybulski.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
26 Apr 2001
fresh:
Honest, brutally powerful and often shocking.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
26 Mar 2013
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