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20 April 1957 (Poland) morePlot:
A symbolic depiction of hell on Earth, set in the last days of the Warsaw uprising in 1944. Lieutenant... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
War Costs: Andrzej Wajda’s “Katyn” (From indieWIRE - Movies. 18 February 2009, 4:01 AM, PST)
On DVD: Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy, "Shadow"
(From IFC. 23 September 2008, 11:36 AM, PDT)
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Resistance is Futile moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Teresa Izewska | ... | Stokrotka | |
| Tadeusz Janczar | ... | Ens. Jacek 'Korab' | |
| Wienczyslaw Glinski | ... | Lt. 'Zadra' | |
| Tadeusz Gwiazdowski | ... | Sgt. 'Kula' | |
| Stanislaw Mikulski | ... | Smukly | |
| Emil Karewicz | ... | Lt. 'Madry' | |
| Vladek Sheybal | ... | Michal 'Ogromny', the composer (as Wladyslaw Sheybal) | |
| Teresa Berezowska | ... | Halinka | |
| Zofia Lindorf | ... | Old woman looking for her daughter | |
| Janina Jablonowska | ... | Woman | |
| Maria Kretz | ... | Wounded Woman | |
| Jan Englert | ... | Zefir | |
| Kazimierz Dejunowicz | ... | Capt. 'Zabawa' | |
| Zdzislaw Lesniak | ... | Maly | |
| Maciej Maciejewski | ... | Lt. 'Gustaw' |
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Canal (International: English title) (informal literal title)Kanał (Poland)
Kanal (USA)
They Loved Life
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Narrator: These are the tragic heroes: watch them closely in the remaining hours of their lives. moreFAQ
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In many respects this movie is sheer brilliance. For starters "Kanal" describes the entire Polish Revolt in a single instance at the eve of its termination. But this movie is much more than a parable of Revolution and struggle. "Kanal" has great characters, great settings, great scenes, and, above all, an important message to be told.
What would it be like to fight an impossible battle against a larger force and be in the real world? What would it be like to face death at every turn and still travel on knowing defeat awaited you at the next bend? "Kanal" is the answer to these questions.