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Popiół i diament = Ashes and diamonds /

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On the last day of World War II in a small town somewhere in Poland, Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new Poland. In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki, who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming c...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Popiół i diament (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Andrzejewski, Jerzy, 1909-1983 (Screenwriter), Wajda, Andrzej, 1926-2016 (Screenwriter), Cybulski, Zbigniew, 1927-1967 (Actor), Krzyzewski, Eva (Actor), Zastrzeżynski, Wacław, 1900-1959 (Actor), Pawlikowski, Adam, 1925-1976 (Actor), Kobiela, Bogumił, 1932-1969 (Actor), Wójcik, Jerzy, 1930- (Cinematographer), Nawrocka, Halina (Film editor), Nowak, Filip, 1923-1974 (music director.)
Format: Video
Language:Polish
Language Notes:In Polish with English subtitles.
Published: New York : Janus Films, 1958.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:
Andrzejewski, Jerzy, > 1909-1983 > Film adaptations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Poland > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Soldiers > Poland > Drama.
Poland > History > Occupation, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Komunistyczna Partia Polski > Drama.
Andrzejewski, Jerzy, > 1909-1983.
Komunistyczna Partia Polski.
Man-woman relationships.
Soldiers.
War > Underground movements.
Poland.
1939-1945
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
History.
War films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Polish.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:On the last day of World War II in a small town somewhere in Poland, Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new Poland. In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki, who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming commissar. But a mistake stalls his progress and leads him to Krystyna, a beautiful barmaid who gives him a glimpse of what his life could be. Gorgeously photographed and brilliantly performed, Ashes and Diamonds masterfully interweaves the fate of a nation with that of one man, resulting in one of the most important Polish films of all time.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 min.)
Playing Time:01:42:58
Awards:Nominated 1960 BAFTA Awards, Best Film from any Source
Nominated 1960 BAFTA Awards, Best Foreign Actor
Won 1959 Venice Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize
Production Credits:Screenplay by Jerzy Andrzejewski, Andrzej Wajda ; cinematography by Jerzy Wójcik ; scenography, Roman Mann; editor, Halina Nawrocka ; music conductor, Filip Nowak.