Westerplatte Resists (1967)

  • NR
  • 09/01/1967 (PL)
  • War
  • 1h 31m

Overview

Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.

Stanisław Różewicz

Director

Jan Józef Szczepański

Screenplay

Cast

Zygmunt Hübner's headshot

Zygmunt Hübner

Maj. Henryk Sucharski
Arkadiusz Bazak's headshot

Arkadiusz Bazak

Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski
Tadeusz Schmidt's headshot

Tadeusz Schmidt

Ens. Jan Gryczman
Józef Nowak's headshot

Józef Nowak

Cpl. Piotr Buder
Tadeusz Pluciński's headshot

Tadeusz Pluciński

Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński
Bogusz Bilewski's headshot

Bogusz Bilewski

Capt. Mieczysław Słaby, Medical Officer
Bohdan Ejmont's headshot

Bohdan Ejmont

Mate Bernard Rygielski
Mariusz Gorczyński's headshot

Mariusz Gorczyński

Pvt. Jan Czywil

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