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| Directed by | Andrzej Munk |
| Written by | Jerzy Stefan Stawinski |
| Starring | Edward Dziewonski Tadeusz Lomnicki Leon Niemczyk |
| Music by | Jan Krenz |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Wójcik |
| Distributed by | Film Polski |
| Release date(s) | 1958 |
| Running time | 87 min |
| Language | Polish |
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Heroism (Original title Eroica) is a 1958 film by Andrzej Munk. It is composed of two separate film novels, each featuring the Polish concept of heroism and a role of a hero. Eroica won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1959 Mar Del Plata Film Festival.
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Synopsis
Scherzo Alla Pollacca
The first part is a bitter, tragicomic story of Dzidziuś, a street-wise bon-vivant, drunkard and coward who unwillingly becomes a soldier in the Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising. Dzidziuś wife Zosia is having an affair with a Hungarian officer stationed nearby, and Dzidziuś is ordered to contact the Hungarian unit and convince the officer to join the battle against the Nazis.
Ostinato Lugubre
The second novel is set in a POW camp for Polish soldiers. Lt. Zawistowski, one of the interned soldiers, decides to make an attempt to escape from the camp. While none of his fellow inmates are sure whether he succeeded, his absence upsets the guards and provides hope and inspiration for the rest of prisoners. Soon his legend grows, making him a hero within the camp and helping to boost the prisoners' morale. However, it turns out that Lt. Zawistowski didn't actually follow through on his escape plans, but is hiding in the attic of one of the barracks. It turns out that he was hiding from his colleagues, whose ostentatious patriotism he simply couldn't stand.
Cast
- Edward Dziewoński as Dzidziuś
- Tadeusz Łomnicki as Lt. Zawistowski
- Barbara Połomska as Zosia
- Ignacy Machowski as the Home Army Major
- Leon Niemczyk as the Hungarian officer
- Kazimierz Opaliński as the Home Army commander of Mokotów
- Kazimierz Rudzki as Lt. Turek
- Henryk Bąk as Lt. Krygier
- Roman Kłosowski as Szpakowski
- Bogumił Kobiela as Lt. Dąbecki
- Stanisław Bareja as a Home Army soldier
- Witold Pyrkosz as Kardas
- Wojciech Siemion as Lt. Marianek
See also
External links
- Eroica at the Internet Movie Database
