Eroica (1958)
87 min
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.
- Release date
- January 4, 1958
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Music
- Jan Krenz
Where to watch
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Klassiki
Cast
- Edward Dziewonski as Dzidzius Gorkiewicz (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
- Józef Nowak as Lt. Kurzawa (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
- Barbara Polomska as Zosia, Dzidzius' Wife (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
- Ignacy Machowski as Major (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
- Leon Niemczyk as Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
- Kazimierz Opalinski as Polish Commandant (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
- Zofia Czerwinska as Jogodka (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
- Zygmunt Listkiewicz as (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
- Stanisław Bareja as Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
- Andrzej Gawronski as Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
- Emil Karewicz as Polish Officer (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
- Tomasz Lengren as Boy Scout (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
- Halina Mikolajska as (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
- Jerzy Turek as Polish Soldier (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
- Roman Wilhelmi as Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
- Tomasz Zaliwski as Hungarian Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
- Henryk Bak as Lt. Krygier (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
- Mariusz Dmochowski as Lt. Korwin Makowski (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
- Roman Klosowski as Lt. Szpakowski (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
- Bogumil Kobiela as Lt. Dabecki (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
- Józef Kostecki as Lt. Zak (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
- Tadeusz Lomnicki as Lt. Zawistowski (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
- Wojciech Siemion as Lt. Marianek (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
- Eleonora Lorentz as Old Woman (segment: Scherzo alla Polacca)
Crew
- Andrzej Munk · Director
- Jerzy Stefan Stawinski · Writer
- Jan Krenz · Composer
- Jerzy Wójcik · Cinematographer
- Miroslawa Garlicka · Editor
- Jadwiga Zajicek · Editor
- Jan Grandys · Production designer