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How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
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How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

Original Title: Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową: Cz. 1 - Ucieczka

1970
1h 26m
Comedy
War
Adventure

Status

Released

Release

1970

Runtime

1h 26m

Storyline

On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Apr 2, 1970
Digital Release
Sep 18, 2012
Languages
Serbo-Croatian
German
Polish
Director
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Production
PRF "Zespoły Filmowe"
PRF "Zespoły Filmowe"
Production Countries
Poland

Top Cast

39 Cast Members

Marian Kociniak

Marian Kociniak

Franciszek Dolas

Janina Borońska

Janina Borońska

Elżbieta

Adam Cyprian

Adam Cyprian

Gulke's Brother

Wirgiliusz Gryń

Wirgiliusz Gryń

Józek Kryska

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Dimo Stojadinovic

Józef Łodyński

Józef Łodyński

Stoker

Jarosław Skulski

Jarosław Skulski

Colonel

Tomasz Zaliwski

Tomasz Zaliwski

Yugoslavian Officer

Elżbieta Starostecka

Elżbieta Starostecka

Singer

Emil Karewicz

Emil Karewicz

Gestapo Officer in Austria

Henryk Łapiński

Henryk Łapiński

Wladysław Wachocki

Stanisław Milski

Stanisław Milski

German General

Kazimierz Talarczyk

Kazimierz Talarczyk

Woydyłło

Janusz Ziejewski

Janusz Ziejewski

Feldfebel

Ludwik Benoit

Ludwik Benoit

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Zbigniew Bielski

Zbigniew Bielski

Soldier selling Sausages (uncredited)

Jerzy Block

Jerzy Block

Bolek (uncredited)

Adolf Chronicki

Adolf Chronicki

Polish Captain (uncredited)

Ryszard Dembiński

Ryszard Dembiński

German Officer (uncredited)

Bohdan Ejmont

Bohdan Ejmont

Officer in Stalag (uncredited)

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