The Real End of the Great War (1957)

  • NR
  • 10/10/1957 (PL)
  • Drama
  • 1h 25m

Overview

Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion

Jerzy Zawieyski

Novel, Screenplay

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Lucyna Winnicka's headshot

Lucyna Winnicka

Róża Zborska
Janina Sokołowska's headshot

Janina Sokołowska

Józia
Roland Głowacki's headshot

Roland Głowacki

Juliusz
Andrzej Szalawski's headshot

Andrzej Szalawski

Professor Stęgień
Olga Bielska's headshot

Olga Bielska

Irena
Helena Dąbrowska's headshot

Helena Dąbrowska

Flower Seller
Janina Jabłonowska's headshot

Janina Jabłonowska

Psychiatrist's Wife
Edward Gliński's headshot

Edward Gliński

Szymek

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