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The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1955-10-12
- video_camera_front Companies Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych
- timer Runtime: 55 Mins
- star Rating: 6 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt0047886
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Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica
Himself

Stanisław Wawrytko
Rescuer

Stanisław Marusarz

Stanisław Gąsienica
Lasa

Ludwik Ziemblic
Doctor Juraj

Józef Krzeptowski

Józef Wawrytko

Wojciech Siemion
Soviet Major

Elzbieta Polkowska
Bożenka

Tadeusz Gasienica-Giewont

Roman Hoły

Władysław Gondek

Stefan Joniak

Jakub Wawrytko

Andrzej Walczak

Jan Krzystaniak

Gustaw Holoubek
Narrator (voice)
groups Crew

Andrzej Munk
Director

Janusz Sowiński
Assistant Camera

Jan Riesser
First Assistant Director

Stanisław Czerwiński
Lighting Technician

Kazimierz Kucharski
Sound Assistant

Zbigniew Kowalczyk
Sound Assistant

Wilhelm Hollender
Production Manager

Tadeusz Janczak
Assistant Camera

Adam Liberak
Short Story

Zbigniew Wolski
Sound

Tadeusz Schossler
Makeup Artist

Andrzej Munk
Writer

Sergiusz Sprudin
Director of Photography

Adam Liberak
Writer

Jadwiga Zajiček
Editor

Jan Krenz
Original Music Composer
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