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The Hours of Hope
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The Hours of Hope

1955-05-09 · 89 min · ★ 6.4

War · Drama

In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.

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Directors
Jan Rybkowski
Production companies
Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi
Countries
Poland
Status
Released

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Zbigniew JózefowiczZbigniew JózefowiczCaptain Walek
Krystyna KamieńskaKrystyna KamieńskaDoctor Anna
Stanisław MikulskiStanisław MikulskiLieutenant Jan Basior
Jadwiga ChojnackaJadwiga ChojnackaNurse Margiel
Bronisław PawlikBronisław PawlikSzczeżuja
Zofia MrozowskaZofia MrozowskaActress
Bohdan EjmontBohdan EjmontPietia
Stefan RydelStefan RydelSturmfuhrer von Lyx
Stanisław MilskiStanisław MilskiSS Colonel Nagel
Jerzy KaliszewskiJerzy KaliszewskiMajor Woynicz
Leon NiemczykLeon NiemczykAmerican Officer
Janusz JarońJanusz JarońStaff Officer
Jerzy KawkaScharführer Schkoppeck
Kazimierz SzubertKurak
Eugeniusz SolarskiEugeniusz SolarskiFisherman
Halina KuźniakównaFrania
Zdzisław LubelskiZdzisław LubelskiTrader
Adam MularczykAdam MularczykOld Italian
Józef KosteckiJózef KosteckiWounded Actor
Cezary JulskiCezary JulskiCapo

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