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Men of the Blue Cross

Men of the Blue Cross

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War   Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Polish
📆 Date Released: 1955-10-12
⌚ Running Time: 55 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica original image
Himself
Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica
Stanisław Wawrytko original image
Rescuer
Stanisław Wawrytko
Stanisław Marusarz original image
Stanisław Marusarz
Stanisław Gąsienica original image
Lasa
Stanisław Gąsienica
Ludwik Ziemblic original image
Doctor Juraj
Ludwik Ziemblic
Józef Krzeptowski original image
Józef Krzeptowski
Józef Wawrytko original image
Józef Wawrytko
Wojciech Siemion original image
Soviet Major
Wojciech Siemion
Elzbieta Polkowska original image
Bożenka
Elzbieta Polkowska
Tadeusz Gasienica-Giewont original image
Tadeusz Gasienica-Giewont
Roman Hoły original image
Roman Hoły
Władysław Gondek original image
Władysław Gondek
Stefan Joniak original image
Stefan Joniak
Jakub Wawrytko original image
Jakub Wawrytko
Andrzej Walczak original image
Andrzej Walczak
Jan Krzystaniak original image
Jan Krzystaniak
Gustaw Holoubek original image
Narrator (voice)
Gustaw Holoubek

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