Poland / Aug 07, 1964
Adventures of the Italian soldier in a rebellious Warsaw in 1943, between Germans and the Polish resistance.
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The Italian soldier Giuseppe Santucci, on his way home from the Russian front has his machine gun stolen in Warsaw. Afraid of consequences, he stays in Warsaw and occupies a flat of the Polish girl Maria, whom he suspects of stealing weapon. Maria indeed is an active member of the Polish resistance, contrary to her brother, Staszek, a painter, who only wants a calm living. In a course of events Giuseppe falls in love and, along with Staszek, becomes a hero of the Polish resistance.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Zdzisław Maklakiewicz | Market Seller |
| Jan Matyjaszkiewicz | Fritz |
| Artur Młodnicki | Artist |
| Józef Pieracki | Satyr |
| Aleksander Sewruk | Kischke |
| Wojciech Siemion | Hans |
| Jadwiga Skupnik | Zosia |
| Zenon Burzyński | German Interpreter (uncredited) |
| Halina Buyno-Łoza | Woman on a Train (uncredited) |
| Bronisław Darski | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Wiktor Grotowicz | Garrison Commander (uncredited) |
| Henryk Hunko | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Roman Kłosowski | Riksha Driver (uncredited) |
| Jarosław Kuszewski | Partisan (uncredited) |
| Zdzisław Kuźniar | Man giving a Medal to Giuseppe (uncredited) |
| Jan Łopuszniak | Musician (uncredited) |
| Mieczysław Łoza | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
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| Kazimierz Meres | SS Soldier (uncredited) |
| Andrzej Mrozek | Soldier with Janek (uncredited) |
| Ludomir Olszewski | (uncredited) |
| Kazimierz Ostrowicz | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Adam Pawlikowski | Man picking up Satyr (uncredited) |
| Andrzej Polkowski | Partisan (uncredited) |
| Ryszard Ronczewski | Man giving a Medal to Giuseppe (uncredited) |
| Tadeusz Schmidt | Squad Commander (uncredited) |
| Mieczysław Stoor | Private Vogel (uncredited) |
Genres
RomanceComedyWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Giuseppe w Warszawie |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano, Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zespół Filmowy Kadr |
| Release date | 7 agosto 1964 |
| Writer | Jacek Wejroch |
| Editing | Halina Nawrocka, Janina Kondzioła |
| Cinematography | Antoni Nurzyński, Jerzy Szurowski, Mieczysław Sitarz, Mieczysław Verocsy |
| Assistant directors | Zbigniew Kociuba, Jerzy Karwowski, Marian Zietkiewicz, Beata Bilska, Stanisław Lenartowicz |
| Camera operators | Mieczysław Verocsy, Jerzy Szurowski, Mieczysław Sitarz, Antoni Nurzyński |
| Additional photography | Jerzy Szurowski, Mieczysław Sitarz, Mieczysław Verocsy, Antoni Nurzyński |
| Production design | Jan Grandys, Maria Szafran, Zbigniew Ostoja-Zagórski, Albert Kuchnia |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Apr 12, 1965 / (Moscow premiere)
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