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Browse 38 movies from Zespół Filmowy "Start"
The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the East. The Russian military command suspects hostile intent from Germany and so arranges for its spies to infiltrate ranks of the German military and the SS. Alexander Belov is a Russian spy, who travels from Soviet-held Latvia to Nazi Germany under an alias of Johann Weiss. His mastery of the German language, steel nerves and an ability to manipulate others help him to use his connections in the SS to ascend the ladder of the German intelligence. He uses his position to identify sympathetic Germans, who help him to procure vital intelligence, and to help local resistance movements in their collective fight against Nazism.
Aug 1968
In this the fourth episode, “Battle of Berlin,” the Soviets start their assault on Berlin, and Stalin negotiates with the other Allies.
Nov 1971
Władek returns to the town where he used to work to explain the circumstances of certain events. At that time, the boy lived in a boarding house with professor Marcinkowski.
Nov 1967
A young poet is hired to boost the morale of water pump workers.
May 1966
A promising but hot-headed young. boxer studies with a kind, knowing manager, grooming him for the Olympics.
Mar 1967
The fate of a working-class family during the third Silesian Uprising.
Nov 1962
Teenaged Beata, disgusted with hypocrisy around her, runs away from home.
Jan 1965
After a disaster in the mine, Łopot, a technician, protects the perpetrator. He soon faces a moral dilemma.
Mar 1965
Two friends think that they've discovered a dangerous spy hiding in a mine shaft.
Sep 1956
Mr. Aleksander regularly hosts three friends who are clearly poorer than himself. Nobody knows that he is stealing nylon in cafes and restaurants.
Jan 1981
The "Fiery Arc" tells of a grandiose battle on the Kursk Bulge in the summer of 1943. Here was the largest tank battle in the history of World War II. Along with the personal fate of the heroes, the film shows battle scenes, the activities of headquarters and intelligence, those who worked at the front and in the rear.
May 1970
Adam Cisowski, a devilishly smart teenager is looking for treasure hidden by Napoleon's soldier. But he is not the only one searching for it, and his rivals are very dangerous.
Jul 1960
A young boy and girl travel in a strange car and encounter various objects which come alive to help them. Eventually they leave the Earth altogether and visit a strange, new planet.
Mar 1963
Fascist Italy's prime-minister Mussolini is arrested following the Allies landing in Sicily. Meanwhile, Soviet troops plan their offense towards Kyiv. Lt. Col. Lukin's regiment crosses the Dnieper river as the division's vanguard. Unbeknownst to them, they're merely a ploy to mislead the Germans so the rest of the army can catch them off guard.
In Berlin, Lieutenant Yartsev's infantry and Tzvetaev's battery fight their way in the U-Bahn. Captain Neustroev's company is selected to hoist the Victory Banner atop the Reichstag.
This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate major eastern front campaign.
Mar 1971
A journalist investigates a mysterious murder in the countryside.
Apr 1957
Based on real events story of stealing methyl alcohol causing mass poisoning in town.
Jan 1961
25-year-old Anna works in the laboratory of the Lodz textile factory. She lives with her mother and recently married husband. Her life collapses when a stranger appears, looking for a daughter who has disappeared during the war.
Mar 1968
Przybora, an engineer, undertakes the construction of a modern mine. His fiancée supports him in the hardships of his work.
Sep 1965