A Generation

A Generation

1955/01/26 • Released • Polish

War
Drama
6.9
1h 27m

Overview

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.

Director : Andrzej Wajda

Casts
Tadeusz Łomnicki

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur

Urszula Modrzyńska

Urszula Modrzyńska

Ewa 'Dorota'

Tadeusz Janczar

Tadeusz Janczar

Jasio Krone

Janusz Paluszkiewicz

Janusz Paluszkiewicz

Sekuła

Ryszard Kotys

Ryszard Kotys

Jacek

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Mundek

Ludwik Benoit

Ludwik Benoit

Grzesio

Zofia Czerwińska

Zofia Czerwińska

Barkeeper Lola

Zbigniew Cybulski

Zbigniew Cybulski

Kostek

Tadeusz Fijewski

Tadeusz Fijewski

German Guard in a Sawmill

Zygmunt Hobot

Zygmunt Hobot

Abram

Cezary Julski

Cezary Julski

Coach Driver

Bronisław Kassowski

Bronisław Kassowski

Waldemar Berg

August Kowalczyk

August Kowalczyk

Priest

Jerzy Krasowski

Jerzy Krasowski

AK Major

Zenon Laurentowski

Zenon Laurentowski

Carpentry Shop Worker

Stanisław Milski

Stanisław Milski

Caretaker Krone

Juliusz Roland

Juliusz Roland

"Kaczor"

Hanna Skarżanka

Hanna Skarżanka

Antoniowa

Janusz Ściwiarski

Ryszard Berg

Kazimierz Wichniarz

Werkschutz

Zygmunt Zintel

Zygmunt Zintel

Meister Ziarno

Ryszard Ber

Ryszard Ber

Zyzik (uncredited)

Bronisław Dardziński

Bronisław Dardziński

Szymon (uncredited)

Kazimierz Dębicki

Kazimierz Dębicki

Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)

Julian Dziedzina

Julian Dziedzina

Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas

Wiesław Gołas

German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Jerzy Gruza

Jerzy Gruza

Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)

Monika Gutman

Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)

Zofia Jamry

Zofia Jamry

Storekeeper (uncredited)

Mieczysław Kalenik

SS Soldier (uncredited)

Bogumił Kobiela

Bogumił Kobiela

Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Henryk Kucharski

Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Kazimierz Kutz

Kazimierz Kutz

GL Member (uncredited)

Jan Machulski

Jan Machulski

GL Member (uncredited)

Franciszek Pieczka

Franciszek Pieczka

German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)

Henryk Staszewski

Henryk Staszewski

Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)

Stanisław Stojko

GL Member (uncredited)

Janusz Strachocki

Janusz Strachocki

Worker (uncredited)

Mieczysław Waśkowski

Mieczysław Waśkowski

(uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska

Danuta Wodyńska

Franusiowa (uncredited)

Stefan Wroncki

Stefan Wroncki

(uncredited)

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