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:
Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers See more »Parents Guide:
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PolandLanguage:
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29 May 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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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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After the film's release, sales of sunglasses shot up because Zbigniew Cybulski wore them consistently throughout the film. See more »Goofs
In the scene where Maciek is running away from Drewnowski and then the Russian soldiers, a train above them passes by. In one shot it is going to the left of the screen. Then in the next shot it is going to the right, then to the left again. 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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I've seen this movie only twice, stumbling across it the first time in a theater in Skopje, Yugoslavia, and I left the theater almost in shock. I'd never seen such a combination of direction, editing, cinematography, and acting. (That business about Cybulski being "the Polish James Dean" is disregardable nonsense; like saying that Chopin was the Polish John Phillip Souza.) Wajda's other films didn't seem so impressive, but "Ashes and Diamonds" was simply superb. The images linger in the mind, even now, when artiness has become commonplace. The shattered crucifix hanging upside down; the final chase through the drying laundry; and Cybulski on his side, kicking himself around in circles atop a heap of garbage! It wasn't simply thought provoking, it was shocking. I can only remember one other time I felt stunned into silence on leaving a theater, and that was in LA after the first Bergman film I saw, which happened to be "The Seventh Seal." Don't miss it.