Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Andrzej Wajda
Writing:
- Andrzej Wajda
- Jerzy Andrzejewski
Stars:
Release Date: 1958-10-03
7.5/10
7.5/10
- Country: PL
- Language: Polski
- Runtime: 103
Maciek Chełmicki
Krystyna Rozbicka
Szczuka
Andrzej Kossecki
Drewnowski
Staniewiczowa
Stefka
Pieniążek
Szczuka
Porter
Kotowicz
Waga
Slomka
Święcki
Lili
Jurgieluszka
Hanka Lewicka
Maj. Wrona
Podgórski
Franek Pawlicki
Smolarski
Wejchert
Staszek Gawlik
Puciatycki
Worker in a Cement Plant (uncredited)
Marek Szczuka (uncredited)
Musician (uncredited)
Militiaman (uncredited)
