Eroica (1959)

  • NR
  • 03/14/1959 (AR)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 20m

Overview

Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.

Andrzej Munk

Director

Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Story, Screenplay

Cast

Edward Dziewoński's headshot

Edward Dziewoński

Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Józef Nowak's headshot

Józef Nowak

Lt. Kurzawa (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Barbara Połomska's headshot

Barbara Połomska

Zosia (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Ignacy Machowski's headshot

Ignacy Machowski

Major (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Leon Niemczyk's headshot

Leon Niemczyk

Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Kazimierz Opaliński's headshot

Kazimierz Opaliński

Polish Commandant (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Zofia Czerwińska's headshot

Zofia Czerwińska

Lula 'Jagódka' (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Jerzy Felczyński's headshot

Jerzy Felczyński

Hungarian Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

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