A Generation

A Generation (1955)

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.

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  • Release Date: 1955-01-26
  • Runtime: 1h 27min
  • Director: Andrzej Wajda

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    Cast

    • Tadeusz Łomnicki

      Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur

    • Urszula Modrzyńska

      Ewa 'Dorota'

    • Tadeusz Janczar

      Jasio Krone

    • Janusz Paluszkiewicz

      Sekuła

    • Ryszard Kotys

      Jacek

    • Roman Polanski

      Mundek

    • Ludwik Benoit

      Grzesio

    • Zofia Czerwińska

      Barkeeper Lola

    • Zbigniew Cybulski

      Kostek

    • Tadeusz Fijewski

      German Guard in a Sawmill

    • Zygmunt Hobot

      Abram

    • Cezary Julski

      Coach Driver

    • Bronisław Kassowski

      Waldemar Berg

    • August Kowalczyk

      Priest

    • Jerzy Krasowski

      AK Major

    • Zenon Laurentowski

      Carpentry Shop Worker

    • Stanisław Milski

      Caretaker Krone

    • Juliusz Roland

      "Kaczor"

    • Hanna Skarżanka

      Antoniowa

    • Janusz Ściwiarski

      Ryszard Berg

    • Kazimierz Wichniarz

      Werkschutz

    • Zygmunt Zintel

      Meister Ziarno

    • Ryszard Ber

      Zyzik (uncredited)

    • Bronisław Dardziński

      Szymon (uncredited)

    • Kazimierz Dębicki

      Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)

    • Julian Dziedzina

      Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)

    • Wiesław Gołas

      German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

    • Jerzy Gruza

      Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)

    • Monika Gutman

      Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)

    • Zofia Jamry

      Storekeeper (uncredited)

    • Mieczysław Kalenik

      SS Soldier (uncredited)

    • Bogumił Kobiela

      Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)

    • Henryk Kucharski

      Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)

    • Kazimierz Kutz

      GL Member (uncredited)

    • Jan Machulski

      GL Member (uncredited)

    • Franciszek Pieczka

      German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

    • Kazimierz Stankiewicz

      Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)

    • Henryk Staszewski

      Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)

    • Stanisław Stojko

      GL Member (uncredited)

    • Janusz Strachocki

      Worker (uncredited)

    • Mieczysław Waśkowski

      (uncredited)

    • Danuta Wodyńska

      Franusiowa (uncredited)

    • Stefan Wroncki

      (uncredited)

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