The General - Attempt at Gibraltar
2009 · 1h 30m · N/A
Drama, History
Directed by
Anna Jadowska
Overview
The film presents the last days of Gen. Sikorski, right before the Gibraltar catastrophe. The commander is accompanied by his daughter Zofia and a group of closest collaborators. They are all guests in the palace of the Governor of Gibraltar, Mason Macfarlane, who is supposed to persuade Sikorski to give back documents on the murder of Polish officers in Katyn. When Sikorski refuses, a plan of attempt on his life comes into action. Who stood behind it? Who executed it and how? Was Zofia on board of Liberator too?
Director and cast
- Anna Jadowska Director
- Krzysztof Pieczyński as Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski
- Kamilla Baar as Zofia Lesniowska
- Marieta Żukowska as Alicja Iwańska
- Tomasz Sobczak as Jan Gralewski
- Jerzy Grałek as Mason Macfarlane
- Tomasz Borkowski as Ludwik Lubienski
- Łukasz Simlat Cast
- Mirosław Haniszewski Cast
- Marcin Bosak Cast
- Paweł Ciołkosz Cast
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