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

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

Release Date: 1970-04-02

Overview: 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.

Rating: 7.6 / 10

Cast

Marian Kociniak

Marian Kociniak

as Franciszek Dolas

Janina Borońska

Janina Borońska

as Elżbieta

Adam Cyprian

Adam Cyprian

as Gulke's Brother

Wirgiliusz Gryń

Wirgiliusz Gryń

as Józek Kryska

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Zdzisław Kuźniar

as Dimo Stojadinovic

Crew

  • Tadeusz Chmielewski - Director

  • Jerzy Stawicki - Director of Photography

  • Bolesław Kamykowski - Production Design

  • Halina Chmielewska - First Assistant Director

  • Kazimierz Sławiński - Novel

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