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Director:

Andrzej Wajda

Writers:

Bohdan Czeszko (novel)
Bohdan Czeszko (screenplay)

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Release Date:

26 January 1955 (Poland) more

Genre:

Drama | War more

Plot:

Story of youths during the German occupation of Poland in the World War II who come to adulthood through love and adversity. full summary | add synopsis

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Cast

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Tadeusz Lomnicki ... Stach Mazur
Urszula Modrzynska ... Dorota
Tadeusz Janczar ... Jasio Krone
Janusz Paluszkiewicz ... Sekula
Ryszard Kotys ... Jacek (as Ryszard Kotas)

Roman Polanski ... Mundek
Ludwik Benoit ... Grzesio
Zofia Czerwinska ... Lola
Zbigniew Cybulski ... Kostek
Tadeusz Fijewski ... German Guard
Zygmunt Hobot ... Abram
Cezary Julski ... Coachman
Bronislaw Kassowski ... Speculator
August Kowalczyk ... Priest
Jerzy Krasowski ... Wladek
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

A Generation
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Runtime:

83 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Warsaw, Poland


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Acclaimed British director Lindsay Anderson considered it his favorite film. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in Sygnowane Andrzej Wajda (1989) more


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The Young who must Kill, 26 December 2005
Author: (futures@exis.net) from Ronn Ives/FUTURES Antiques, Norfolk, VA.

"A Generation" (Polish, 1954): This is the first of a war trilogy by Andrzej Wajda. Photographed in rich black & white, "A Generation" is about the youth of Poland, who joined underground rebellions against the Nazis. They formed small "cells" (sound familiar?) of fighters, used pseudonyms, and seldom met with larger groups – for the sake of secrecy and safety. The photography is wonderful (the long opening scene is alone worth the price of admission), the acting is great to average (with a TEENAGED Roman Polanski in one of the supporting roles!), and the dialog gives insight into kids who must grow up overnight and become not merely premature adults, but calculating killers. Made less than a decade after the war, this film depicts the serious, accurate, and even on extremely rare occasion, lighthearted moments that made up their lives. "Kanal" (1957), and "Ashes & Diamonds" (1958) follow.

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