Eroica
7.3
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.
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Cast
29 people
Edward Dziewoński
Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
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Barbara Połomska
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Ignacy Machowski
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Leon Niemczyk
Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
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Kazimierz Opaliński
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Zofia Czerwińska
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Jerzy Felczyński
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Marszałek Piłsudski
Roman Hubczenko
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Zygmunt Listkiewicz
(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
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Eleonora Lorentz
Old Woman (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
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Bogdan Baer
Hungarian officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca"
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Andrzej Munk Director · Jerzy Stefan Stawiński Screenplay Jan Krenz Composer
First release January 4, 1958 · Produced in Poland · Languages French, German, Polish
Production
Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Production
ZRF "Kadr"
Production
Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Eroica: Symfonia bohaterska w dwóch częściach
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
French · German · Polish
Release dates
Poland · January 4, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
March 14, 1959 · Limited theatrical · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Australia
May 30, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Adelaide Film Festival
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