Ashes and diamonds = Popiól i diament
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2009].
Language
pol
UPC
715515046817

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
General Note
Based on the novel by Jerzy Andrzejewski.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jerzy Wójcik ; camera, Krzysztof Winiewicz, Wieslaw Zdort, Zygmunt Krusznicki, Jerzy Szurowski, Bogdan Myslinski ; editor, Halina Nawrocka ; music conductor, Filip Nowak.
Participants/Performers
Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Waclaw Zastrzeżyński, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumil Kobiela, Jan Ciecierski, Stanislaw Milski, Artur Mlodnicki, Halina Kwiatkowska, Ignacy Machowski, Zbigniew Skowroński, Barbara Kraftówna, Aleksander Sewruk, Adolf Chronicki.
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On the last day of World War II, Maciek, a young Resistance fighter, is ordered to kill Szczuka, a Communist district leader. The Soviet leader has arrived in town to establish a new government. A mistake leads Maciek to a beautiful barmaid who shows him what his life could be like. Although killing has been easy for Maciek in the past, Szczuka was a fellow soldier, and Maciek must decide whether to follow the orders to kill him.
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DVD format; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation, enhanced for 16x9 TVs; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
Polish dialogue with optional English subtitles.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films.
Man-woman relationships -- Poland -- Drama.
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
Soldiers -- Poland -- Drama.
Video recordings.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Poland -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Feature films.
War films.