General and Daisies
6.5
A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.
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Cast
14 people
Bruno O'Ya
Vladec Lekhovski
Known for
The Deluge
Veriko Anjaparidze
Marta Funk
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Sofiko Chiaureli
Zosia
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Ashik Kerib
Andrei Abrikosov
Gardener
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Alexander Nevsky
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Nikolai Bogolyubov
Field Marshal
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Vladimir Druzhnikov
Dobrov
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The Secret of the Third Planet
Officers
Herberts Zommers
General Hoikhler
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Death Under Sail
War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
Sergei Karnovich-Valua
Cweigel
Also in
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
Anna and Commander
Arturs Dimiters
Senator Darck
Also in
Death Under Sail
Captain Nulle
Alfreds Videnieks
General Donald
Also in
In the Shadow of Death
Diena bez vakara
Olev Eskola
Shnorke
Also in
Liberation
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Otar Koberidze
Navigating Officer Raner Peter
Known for
The Red Tent
Mikheil Chiaureli Director · Aleksandr Filimonov Writer Nikolay Shpanov Writer
First release January 1, 1963 · Produced in Russia · Original title გენერალი და ზიზილები
Production
Georgia-Film
Production
Russia
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Original title
გენერალი და ზიზილები
Original language
Georgian
Spoken on screen
Georgian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1963
Premiere · Tbilisi
No release date listed for United States.
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