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The Real End of the Great War
The Real End of the Great War
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The Real End of the Great War

Original Title: Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny

1957
1h 25m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1957

Runtime

1h 25m

Storyline

Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Oct 10, 1957
Languages
Polish
Director
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Production
Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Production Countries
Poland

Top Cast

22 Cast Members

Lucyna Winnicka

Lucyna Winnicka

Róża Zborska

Janina Sokołowska

Józia

Roland Głowacki

Roland Głowacki

Juliusz

Andrzej Szalawski

Andrzej Szalawski

Professor Stęgień

Olga Bielska

Olga Bielska

Irena

Helena Dąbrowska

Helena Dąbrowska

Flower Seller

Janina Jabłonowska

Janina Jabłonowska

Psychiatrist's Wife

Edward Gliński

Edward Gliński

Szymek

Kazimierz Dębowski

Kazimierz Dębowski

Psychiatrist Ludwik

Zdzisław Leśniak

Zdzisław Leśniak

Man leading a Wedding Procession

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Henryk Thiel

Maciej Maciejewski

Maciej Maciejewski

Foreman

Tadeusz Minc

Tadeusz Minc

Wacław

Mariusz Gorczyński

Mariusz Gorczyński

Party Guest (uncredited)

Eugeniusz Kamiński

Eugeniusz Kamiński

SS Soldier (uncredited)

Andrzej Kopiczyński

Andrzej Kopiczyński

(uncredited)

Czesław Piaskowski

Czesław Piaskowski

Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Leonard Pietraszak

Leonard Pietraszak

Party Guest (uncredited)

Maria Wachowiak

Maria Wachowiak

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hanna Stankówna

Hanna Stankówna

Girl on the Street (uncredited)

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