Country
United States
Date
Jan 08, 2017
Note
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Artur Młodnicki | Kotowicz |
| Halina Kwiatkowska | Staniewiczowa |
| Ignacy Machowski | Waga |
| Zbigniew Skowroński | Slomka |
| Barbara Krafftówna | Stefka |
| Aleksander Sewruk | Święcki |
| Zofia Czerwińska | Lili |
| Irena Orzecka | Jurgieluszka |
| Halina Siekierko | Puciatycka |
| Grażyna Staniszewska | Hanka Lewicka |
| Jerzy Adamczak | Maj. Wrona |
| Adolf Chronicki | Podgórski |
| Wiktor Grotowicz | Franek Pawlicki |
| Mieczysław Łoza | Smolarski |
| Tadeusz Kalinowski | Wejchert |
| Ferdynand Matysik | Staszek Gawlik |
| Józef Pieracki | Puciatycki |
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| Juliusz Grabowski | Musician (uncredited) |
| Jerzy Jogałła | Marek Szczuka (uncredited) |
| Roman Mikuła | Man sitting next to Drewnowski (uncredited) |
| Ryszard Pietruski | Worker in a Cement Plant (uncredited) |
| Cyryl Przybył | (uncredited) |
| Marian Skorupa | Militiaman (uncredited) |
| Marian Wiśniowski | Militiaman (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWarRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Popiół i diament |
| Lingua originale | Polski (PL) |
| Lingue parlate | Polski |
| Paesi di produzione | Poland |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Zespół Filmowy Kadr |
| Data di uscita | 3 ottobre 1958 |
| Writer | Jerzy Andrzejewski, Andrzej Wajda |
| Editors | Halina Nawrocka, Irena Choryńska |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Wójcik, Jerzy Szurowski, Zygmunt Krusznicki, Bogdan Myśliński, Krzysztof Winiewicz, Wiesław Zdort |
| Asst. Directors | Andrzej Wróbel, Jan Włodarczyk, Anita Janeczkowa, Janusz Morgenstern, Andrzej Wajda |
| Camera Operators | Krzysztof Winiewicz, Jerzy Wójcik, Jerzy Szurowski, Zygmunt Krusznicki, Bogdan Myśliński, Wiesław Zdort |
| Add. Photography | Jerzy Wójcik, Jerzy Szurowski, Zygmunt Krusznicki, Bogdan Myśliński, Krzysztof Winiewicz, Wiesław Zdort |
| Production Design | Roman Mann, Marian Kowaliński, Leszek Wajda, Jarosław Świtoniak |
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| Art Direction | Roman Mann, Marian Kowaliński, Leszek Wajda, Jarosław Świtoniak |
| Set Decoration | Roman Mann, Marian Kowaliński, Leszek Wajda, Jarosław Świtoniak |
| Composer | Bohdan Bieńkowski, Filip Nowak |
| Sound | Bohdan Bieńkowski, Filip Nowak |
| Costume Design | Katarzyna Chodorowicz, Halina Sieńska, Halina Ber, Halina Zajac |
| Makeup | Halina Sieńska, Katarzyna Chodorowicz, Halina Ber, Halina Zajac |
| Hairstyling | Katarzyna Chodorowicz, Halina Sieńska, Halina Ber, Halina Zajac |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Country
Poland
Date
Oct 03, 1958
Country
Japan
Date
Jul 07, 1959
Country
Italy
Date
Aug 31, 1959
Note
(Venice Film Festival)
Country
France
Date
Oct 01, 1959
Certification
TP
Note
Visa CNC 22794
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Country
Sweden
Date
Nov 02, 1959
Certification
15
Country
Finland
Date
Feb 05, 1960
Certification
K-16
Country
Denmark
Date
Feb 18, 1960
Country
United States
Date
May 29, 1961
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Jul 08, 1961
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 27, 1961
Certification
16
Note
West Germany
Country
Russia
Date
Apr 12, 1965
Note
(Moscow premiere)
Country
Argentina
Date
Nov 07, 2008
Certification
16
Note
(Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Country
Greece
Date
Oct 24, 2010
Note
(Panorama of European Cinema)
Country
Taiwan
Date
Dec 07, 2012
Note
(Andrzej Wajda Retrospective)
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