As WWII and the German occupation ends, the Polish resistance and the Russian forces turn on each other in an attempt to take over leadership in Communist Poland.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Zbigniew Cybulski | ... | Maciek Chelmicki | |
| Ewa Krzyzewska | ... | Krystyna | |
| Waclaw Zastrzezynski | ... | Szczuka | |
| Adam Pawlikowski | ... | Andrzej | |
| Bogumil Kobiela | ... | Drewnowski | |
| Jan Ciecierski | ... | Portier | |
| Stanislaw Milski | ... | Pieniazek | |
| Artur Mlodnicki | ... | Kotowicz | |
| Halina Kwiatkowska | ... | Staniewiczowa | |
| Ignacy Machowski | ... | Waga | |
| Zbigniew Skowronski | ... | Slomka | |
| Barbara Krafftówna | ... | Stefka (as Barbara Kraftówna) | |
| Aleksander Sewruk | ... | Swiecki | |
| Zofia Czerwinska | ... | Barmaid Lili (as Z. Czerwinska) | |
| Wiktor Grotowicz | ... | Franek Pawlicki (as W. Grotowicz) | |
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Maciek, a young Resistance fighter, is ordered to kill Szczuka, a Communist district leader, on the last day of World War II. Though killing has been easy for him in the past, Szczuka was a fellow soldier, and Maciek must decide whether to follow his orders. Written by Kevin Dorner <mrkevvy@pathcom.com>
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resistance movement | 1940s | world war two | wrong person assassinated | warsaw poland |Taglines:
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Maciek Chelmicki: ...Or will the ashes hold the glory of a starlike diamond... /The Morning Star of everlasting triumph.
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(Red Poppies) (uncredited)
Music by Alfred Schütz and lyrics by Feliks Konarski
Performed by Grazyna Staniszewska
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Favorite film of actor Scott Glenn. See more »Goofs
Majek is shot in the back while running away from military, but in the following scenes his wounds are only in his chest and not in his back. See more »Quotes
Krystyna: So often, are you as a blazing torch with flames/ of burning rags falling about you flaming, /you know not if flames bring freedom or death. /Consuming all that you must cherish /if ashes only will be left, and want Chaos and tempest...Maciek Chelmicki: ...Or will the ashes hold the glory of a starlike diamond... /The Morning Star of everlasting triumph.
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Czerwone maki(Red Poppies) (uncredited)
Music by Alfred Schütz and lyrics by Feliks Konarski
Performed by Grazyna Staniszewska
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"Ashes and Diamonds" (Polish, 1958): And, this is the third of Wajda's trilogy about WWII in Poland, or perhaps better stated, inside the Polish people. This one is set on the last night of the war, and the following first day of official peace & freedom from German domination. As with both of the other films, nothing is as simple as it might first appear to us, or to the story's characters. Although it might not be "necessary" to view this trilogy three nights in a row (as I did), they SHOULD be seen in sequence. The writer and director chose exceptionally interesting and symbolic moments in time to place these stages. Note: NONE are upbeat, optimistic considerations of what war creates, except perhaps Wajda's inclination that the Poles do what they MUST for the greater good, even when it is for their individual worst.