Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers
A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Genre: Drama, War, Romance
Runtime: 103 min
Release Date: October 3, 1958
Cast
- Zbigniew Cybulski - Maciek Chełmicki
- Ewa Krzyżewska - Krystyna Rozbicka
- Wacław Zastrzeżynski - Szczuka
- Adam Pawlikowski - Andrzej Kossecki
- Bogumił Kobiela - Drewnowski
- Jan Ciecierski - Porter
- Stanisław Milski - Pieniążek
- Artur Młodnicki - Kotowicz
- Halina Kwiatkowska - Staniewiczowa
- Ignacy Machowski - Waga
Screenplay
- Jerzy Andrzejewski (Novel)
- Jerzy Andrzejewski (Screenplay)
- Andrzej Wajda (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Jerzy Wójcik
Editing: Halina Nawrocka
Production: Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Country: Poland
Language: Polski
Original Language: pl
Keywords
polish resistance, soviet military, black and white, post war, post world war ii, post-war poland
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ashes and Diamonds about?
- A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.
- Who directed Ashes and Diamonds?
- Ashes and Diamonds was directed by Andrzej Wajda.
- Who stars in Ashes and Diamonds?
- Ashes and Diamonds stars Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżynski, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumił Kobiela, Jan Ciecierski.
- How long is Ashes and Diamonds?
- Ashes and Diamonds has a runtime of 1h 43m (103 minutes).
- What genre is Ashes and Diamonds?
- Ashes and Diamonds is a Drama, War, Romance film.
- Where was Ashes and Diamonds produced?
- Ashes and Diamonds was produced in Poland.