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7.0Stach 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.
Released: 1955-01-2687 minDir: Andrzej WajdaWar, Drama
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Cast
- Tadeusz Łomnicki as Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur
- Urszula Modrzyńska as Ewa 'Dorota'
- Tadeusz Janczar as Jasio Krone
- Janusz Paluszkiewicz as Sekuła
- Ryszard Kotys as Jacek
- Roman Polanski as Mundek
Themes
- based on novel or book
- jewish ghetto
- world war ii
- black and white
- communism
- warsaw, poland
- german occupation of poland
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 282365
- Image
- Tadeusz Łomnicki Tadeusz Janczar kadr z filmu Pokolenie.jpg
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- publication date
- 1955-01-26
- title
- Pokolenie
- Commons category
- A Generation (film)
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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Categories
1950s Polish films1950s Polish-language films1950s war drama films1955 directorial debut films1955 drama films1955 filmsFilms about Polish resistance during World War IIFilms based on Polish novelsFilms directed by Andrzej WajdaFilms set in 1942Films set in WarsawFilms shot in WarsawKADR (studio) filmsPolish black-and-white filmsPolish-language war drama filmsPolish war drama filmsPolish World War II filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWarsaw Ghetto Uprising