Westerplatte (1967)

Dramatization of the first battle of World War II. The first target of German troops in the invasion of Poland is a small garrison at Westerplatte. Outnumbered and out-gunned, the Poles mount a fierce defense against an overwhelming enemy.

Director:

Stanislaw Rózewicz

Writer:

Jan Józef Szczepanski

Stars:

Zygmunt Hubner, Arkadiusz Bazak, Tadeusz Schmidt

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zygmunt Hubner	...	Maj. Henryk Sucharski
Arkadiusz Bazak	...	Capt. Franciszek Dabrowski
Tadeusz Schmidt	...	Ens. Jan Gryczman
Józef Nowak	...	Cpl. Piotr Buder
Tadeusz Plucinski	...	Cpl. Bronislaw Grudzinski
Bogusz Bilewski	...	Capt. Mieczyslaw Slaby, Medical Officer
Bohdan Ejmont	...	Mate Bernard Rygielski
Mariusz Gorczynski	...	Pvt. Jan Czywil
Zbigniew Józefowicz	...	Sgt. Kazimierz Rasinski, Radio Operator
Jerzy Kaczmarek	...	Cpl. Wladyslaw Baran
Andrzej Kozak	...	Pvt. Eugeniusz Aniolek
Andrzej Krasicki	...	Col. Karl Henke
Adam Kwiatkowski	...	Cpl. Wladyslaw Domon
Józef Lodynski	...	Sgt. Wojciech Najsarek, Station-Master
Mieczyslaw Milecki	...	Lt. Stefan Grodecki

Storyline

Westerplatte - a peninsula at the entry to Gdansk Harbour. A Polish ammunition depot in the free City Gdansk. It's crew - one infantry company and a group of civilians. A total of 182 people. The only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula. Five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns, four mortars. It was the first obstacle to Hitler's predatory march across Europe. The first shots of World War II were fired here.

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Plot Keywords:

polish soldier | danzig | place name in title | world war two | nazi invasion | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish German

Release Date:

1 September 1967 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Westerplatte Resists

Filming Locations:

Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

P.P. Film Polski

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sgt. Leonard Piotrowski: This is Major Sucharski. Commandant of Westerplatte.
Col. Henke: Colonel Henke. Congratulations Major.
[salute]
Col. Henke: Can I ask you why you capitulated? Was it the last assault?
Sgt. Leonard Piotrowski: He's asking what has compelled us to surrender... whether it was their last assault?
Maj. Henryk Sucharski: No. We repelled the last assault
Col. Henke: May we visit your stronghold?
German Soldier: There they are, the bandits!
Col. Henke: It was worth to fighting for so long?

User Reviews

In my opinion it's the best Polish war movie.

For me it's the best Polish war movie. This true story about almost 200 hundred Polish soldiers became a legend in Poland. Westerplatte it's a peninsula near Gdansk and there first shots of II world war was fired. Proportion of Polish and German forces was 1:20 (one Polish soldier to 20 German). German used Cuirassier "Schleswig Holstein", other Ships, Dive Bombers to beat Polish soldiers who was supposed to defence by 12 hours. They defend 7 days. In this movie you'll see all this heroes and how was it in real. German thought that it will be easy job, but they don't knew that on the Westerplatte was hide 5 sentrys, outposts and Polish soldiers was the best in they speciality. Great cinematography, great acting. It's the great movie.