Zakazane piosenki (1947)

First Polish feature after World War II.

Director:

Leonard Buczkowski

Writers:

Jan Fethke, Ludwik Starski

Stars:

Danuta Szaflarska, Janina Ordezanka, Jerzy Duszynski

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danuta Szaflarska	...	Halina Tokarska
Janina Ordezanka	...	Mrs. Tokarska
Jerzy Duszynski	...	Roman Tokarski
Jan Swiderski	...	Ryszard
Jan Kurnakowicz	...	Cieslak
Stanislaw Lapinski	...	Tebarski
Zofia Jamry	...	Maria Kedziorek
Konstanty Pagowski	...	Janitor Antoni
Józef Maliszewski	...	Film Studio Executive
Hanka Bielicka	...	Street Singer
Maria Bielicka	...	Orator
Janina Draczewska	...	Tradeswoman
Alina Janowska	...	Street Singer
Helena Puchniewska	...	Tradeswoman on Train
Stanislawa Piasecka	...	Singer on Train

Storyline

First Polish feature after World War II.

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Plot Keywords:

guerilla | ballad | underground movement | nazi collaborator | warsaw uprising | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music | War

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Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish German

Release Date:

8 January 1947 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Forbidden Songs

Filming Locations:

Park Poniatowskiego, Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

P.P. Film Polski

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First Polish movie created after the war.

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Connections

Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A lengyel film (1990)

User Reviews

Charming Classic of Polish Cinema

I've seen this movie when I was a kid and now 30 years later I was surprised to remember all of the tunes and many of the lyrics. They are quite catchy and some truly hilarious, attacking the Nazi occupation through patriotic defiance and laughter.

The movie is essentially told in flashbacks and relates the life of Warsaw residents during the World War II. The first half is composed of various amusing or poignant vignettes featuring a song. The second half is more of a traditional war movie, although the pace sometimes drops to a crawl, as though the film makers were trying to stretch it to 100 minutes.

The acting is very good and strongly reminds me of classic Polish pre-WWII comedies with character actors and fast dialogue. The movie is also interesting in that it is almost completely devoid of pro-Soviet propaganda, which would later dominate all Polish war movies.