Men of the Blue Cross

Men of the Blue Cross

1955/10/12 • Released • Polish

War
Drama
6.0
55m

Overview

The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.

Director : Andrzej Munk

Casts

Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica

Himself

Stanisław Wawrytko

Rescuer

Stanisław Marusarz

Stanisław Gąsienica

Lasa

Ludwik Ziemblic

Ludwik Ziemblic

Doctor Juraj

Józef Krzeptowski

Józef Wawrytko

Wojciech Siemion

Wojciech Siemion

Soviet Major

Elzbieta Polkowska

Bożenka

Tadeusz Gasienica-Giewont

Roman Hoły

Władysław Gondek

Stefan Joniak

Jakub Wawrytko

Andrzej Walczak

Jan Krzystaniak

Gustaw Holoubek

Gustaw Holoubek

Narrator (voice)

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