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A Generation

6.8 87 mins War   Drama   1955
Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu  
Director(s): Andrzej Wajda

Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.

Casts of A Generation

Tadeusz Łomnicki

as Stanisław Mazur "Bartek"

Urszula Modrzyńska

as Ewa "Dorota"

Tadeusz Janczar

as Jasio Krone

Ryszard Kotys

as Jacek (as Ryszard Kotas)

Roman Polanski

as Mundek

Ludwik Benoit

as Grzesio

Zofia Czerwińska

as Barkeeper Lola

Zbigniew Cybulski

as Kostek

Tadeusz Fijewski

as German Guard in a Sawmill

Zygmunt Hobot

as Abram

Cezary Julski

as Coach Driver

Bronisław Kassowski

as Waldemar Berg

August Kowalczyk

as Priest

Jerzy Krasowski

as AK Major

Zenon Laurentowski

as Carpentry Shop Worker

Stanisław Milski

as Caretaker Krone

Juliusz Roland

as "Kaczor"

Hanna Skarżanka

as Antoniowa

Janusz Ściwiarski

as Ryszard Berg

Kazimierz Wichniarz

as Werkschutz

Zygmunt Zintel

as Meister Ziarno

Ryszard Ber

as Zyzik (uncredited)

Bronisław Dardziński

as Szymon (uncredited)

Kazimierz Dębicki

as Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)

Julian Dziedzina

as Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas

as German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Jerzy Gruza

as Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)

Monika Gutman

as Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)

Zofia Jamry

as Storekeeper (uncredited)

Mieczysław Kalenik

as SS Soldier (uncredited)

Bogumił Kobiela

as Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Henryk Kucharski

as Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Kazimierz Kutz

as GL Member (uncredited)

Jan Machulski

as GL Member (uncredited)

Franciszek Pieczka

as German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

as Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)

Henryk Staszewski

as Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)

Stanisław Stojko

as GL Member (uncredited)

Janusz Strachocki

as Worker (uncredited)

Mieczysław Waśkowski

as (uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska

as Franusiowa (uncredited)

Stefan Wroncki

as (uncredited)

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