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Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
Keywords
based on novel or book
jewish ghetto
world war ii
black and white
communism
warsaw, poland
german occupation of poland
Casts
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur
Urszula Modrzyńska
Ewa 'Dorota'
Tadeusz Janczar
Jasio Krone
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Sekuła
Ryszard Kotys
Jacek
Roman Polanski
Mundek
Ludwik Benoit
Grzesio
Zofia Czerwińska
Barkeeper Lola
Zbigniew Cybulski
Kostek
Tadeusz Fijewski
German Guard in a Sawmill
Zygmunt Hobot
Abram
Cezary Julski
Coach Driver
Bronisław Kassowski
Waldemar Berg
August Kowalczyk
Priest
Jerzy Krasowski
AK Major
Zenon Laurentowski
Carpentry Shop Worker
Stanisław Milski
Caretaker Krone
Juliusz Roland
"Kaczor"
Hanna Skarżanka
Antoniowa
Janusz Ściwiarski
Ryszard Berg
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Werkschutz
Zygmunt Zintel
Meister Ziarno
Ryszard Ber
Zyzik (uncredited)
Bronisław Dardziński
Szymon (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki
Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)
Julian Dziedzina
Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)
Wiesław Gołas
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)
Jerzy Gruza
Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)
Monika Gutman
Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)
Zofia Jamry
Storekeeper (uncredited)
Mieczysław Kalenik
SS Soldier (uncredited)
Bogumił Kobiela
Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)
Henryk Kucharski
Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)
Kazimierz Kutz
GL Member (uncredited)
Jan Machulski
GL Member (uncredited)
Franciszek Pieczka
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)
Kazimierz Stankiewicz
Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)
Henryk Staszewski
Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)
Stanisław Stojko
GL Member (uncredited)
Janusz Strachocki
Worker (uncredited)
Mieczysław Waśkowski
(uncredited)
Danuta Wodyńska
Franusiowa (uncredited)
Stefan Wroncki
(uncredited)
Crews
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Roman Mann
Production Design
Andrzej Markowski
Music
Jerzy Lipman
Director of Photography
Jerzy Szeski
Costume Design
Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor
Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz
Camera Operator
Bohdan Czeszko
Screenplay
Józef Galewski
Set Decoration
Czesław Raniszewski
Editor
Jerzy Skrzepiński
Set Decoration
Józef Koprowicz
Sound
Jozef Ciecwirek
Lighting Technician
Zdzislaw Papierz
Makeup Artist
Romuald Hajnberg
Unit Manager
Ignacy Taub
Production Manager
Zygmunt Rybarski
Unit Manager
Roman Kowalski
Unit Manager
Zygmunt Nowak
Assistant Sound Engineer
Józef Tomporek
Assistant Sound Engineer
Maria Pietrzak
Script Supervisor
Andrzej Markowski
Conductor
Kazimierz Kutz
Assistant Director
Aleksander Ford
Creative Director
Czesław Grabowski
Assistant Camera
Bohdan Czeszko
Novel
Stefan Szczepanski
Assistant Makeup Artist
Konrad Nałęcki
First Assistant Director
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