The Andrzej Wajda war trilogy [videorecording] / director, Andrzej Wajda; producer, Stanislaw Adler; writer, Bohdan Czeszko; writer, Jerzy Stawinski; writer, Andrzej Wajda; writer, Jerzy Andrzejewski.
Publisher number: FCD323 | Arrow VideoLanguage: Polish Summary language: English Publication details: Arrow Video, 2010.Description: 3 videodiscs (273 min.) : col. & b&wContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
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| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 week loan (DVD) | Hockney Library Film Collection | FC/AND (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Please remember to unlock the case after issuing. | 7412237078 |
Region 2, 3 disc(s), Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:1.33 (4:3) Standard), Languages (Polish), Sound (Dolby Digital 2.0), Subtitles (English), Interviews (Andrzej Wajda (Director), Janusz Morgenstern (Assistant Director) and Jerzy Plazewski (Film Critic)), Commentary (Annette Insdorf (Film Scholar) on 'Ashes and Diamonds'), Other documentaries (Short film: 'Ceramics from Ilza'), Image gallery, Memorabilia, Vintage newsreel on the making of 'Ashes and Diamonds', Essays by film scholars and critics Ewa Mazierska, John Simon, and Paul Coates.
Made in 1958 and 1957.
Credits: music, Andrzej Markowski; music, Jan Krenz.
DVDN.
Canal
A generation
Ashes & diamonds
Ashes and diamonds
Cast: Tadeusz Lomnicki, Ursula Mordzynska, Roman Polanski, Tadeusz Janczar, Zbigniew Cybulski, Wienczyslaw Glinski, Teresa Izewska, Emil Karewicz, Wladyslaw Sheybal, Stanislaw Mikulski, Adam Pawlikowski, Teresa Berezowska, Tadeusz Gwiadowski, Zofia Lindorf, Janina Jablonowska, Ewa Krzyzanowska, Bogumil Kobiela, Waclaw Zastrzezynski.
Triple bill of war movies from Polish director Andrzej Wajda. In 'A Generation' (1954), in war-torn Poland, a young man (Tadeusz Lomnicki) decides to fight against the Nazis after falling for a pretty Resistance leader. His first mission is to assist escapees during the Warsaw uprising, but his early teenage enthusiasm turns sour as the war progresses. In 'Kanal' (1956), in 1944, the Poles in Warsaw descend into the sewers to escape the Nazis. Journeying through the 'Kanal', the psychological pressures to which they are subjected as an oppressed race result in outpourings of extreme emotion, from generosity of spirit to pettiness and fear. Finally, in 'Ashes and Diamonds' (1958), in 1945, on the day World War II ends, young Nationalist underground member Maciek (Zbigniew Cybulski), who has remained steadfastly loyal to the British government throughout the Nazi occupation, is ordered to kill the new local Communist leader. His outlook is changed as he waits overnight in a hotel where he meets and falls in love with a young girl (Ewa Krzyzanowska).
BBFC code: 12.
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