How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
1970 · 1h 26m · N/A
Adventure, Comedy, War
Directed by
Tadeusz Chmielewski
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How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Tadeusz Chmielewski Director
- 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
- Jarosław Skulski as Colonel
- Tomasz Zaliwski as Yugoslavian Officer
- Elżbieta Starostecka as Singer
- Emil Karewicz as Gestapo Officer in Austria
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