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A Generation
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A Generation

1955-01-26 · 87 min · ★ 6.9

War · Drama

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.

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Directors
Andrzej Wajda
Production companies
Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu
Countries
Poland
Status
Released

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Tadeusz ŁomnickiTadeusz ŁomnickiStanisław 'Bartek' Mazur
Urszula ModrzyńskaUrszula ModrzyńskaEwa 'Dorota'
Tadeusz JanczarTadeusz JanczarJasio Krone
Janusz PaluszkiewiczJanusz PaluszkiewiczSekuła
Ryszard KotysRyszard KotysJacek
Roman PolanskiRoman PolanskiMundek
Ludwik BenoitLudwik BenoitGrzesio
Zofia CzerwińskaZofia CzerwińskaBarkeeper Lola
Zbigniew CybulskiZbigniew CybulskiKostek
Tadeusz FijewskiTadeusz FijewskiGerman Guard in a Sawmill
Zygmunt HobotZygmunt HobotAbram
Cezary JulskiCezary JulskiCoach Driver
Bronisław KassowskiBronisław KassowskiWaldemar Berg
August KowalczykAugust KowalczykPriest
Jerzy KrasowskiJerzy KrasowskiAK Major
Zenon LaurentowskiZenon LaurentowskiCarpentry Shop Worker
Stanisław MilskiStanisław MilskiCaretaker Krone
Juliusz RolandJuliusz Roland"Kaczor"
Hanna SkarżankaHanna SkarżankaAntoniowa
Janusz ŚciwiarskiRyszard Berg

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