Ashes and Diamonds | Popiół i diament
Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makersA 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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, War, Romance
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 103 minutes
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Zbigniew Cybulski
Played Maciek Chełmicki
Ewa Krzyżewska
Played Krystyna Rozbicka
Wacław Zastrzeżynski
Played Szczuka
Adam Pawlikowski
Played Andrzej Kossecki
Bogumił Kobiela
Played Drewnowski
Jan Ciecierski
Played Porter
Stanisław Milski
Played Pieniążek
Artur Młodnicki
Played Kotowicz
Halina Kwiatkowska
Played Staniewiczowa
Ignacy Machowski
Played Waga
Zbigniew Skowroński
Played Slomka
Barbara Krafftówna
Played Stefka
Aleksander Sewruk
Played Święcki
Zofia Czerwińska
Played Lili
Irena Orzecka
Played Jurgieluszka
Halina Siekierko
Played Puciatycka
Grażyna Staniszewska
Played Hanka Lewicka
Jerzy Adamczak
Played Maj. Wrona
Adolf Chronicki
Played Podgórski
Wiktor Grotowicz
Played Franek Pawlicki
Mieczysław Łoza
Played Smolarski
Tadeusz Kalinowski
Played Wejchert
Ferdynand Matysik
Played Staszek Gawlik
Józef Pieracki
Played Puciatycki
Juliusz Grabowski
Played Musician (uncredited)
Jerzy Jogałła
Played Marek Szczuka (uncredited)
Roman Mikuła
Played Man sitting next to Drewnowski (uncredited)
Ryszard Pietruski
Played Worker in a Cement Plant (uncredited)
Cyryl Przybył
Played (uncredited)
Marian Skorupa
Played Militiaman (uncredited)
Marian Wiśniowski
Played Militiaman (uncredited)
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