Eroica

Eroica

dir.

Andrzej Munk

1957, 1 h 18 min

The film is a combination of two short stories. Part one features a Warsaw slyboots Dzidziuś. Dragged against his will into the War- saw Uprising, he brings himself to make a heroic deed, however entirely pointless. Part two takes place at a German Oflag. There circulates a legend about an alleged prison break of Lieutenant Zawistowski. Few know the truth but won’t say a word not to rob their fellow inmates of hope.

Selected awards 

Mar del Plata IFF 1959: FIPRESCI Award, award for a screenplay (Jerzy Stefan Stawiński), award for the best set of films

SDP Film Critics Club – Warsaw Mermaid 1959: for a feature film

written by Jerzy Stefan Stawiński 

director of photography Jerzy Wójcik
music Jan Krenz
production design Jan Grandys
make-up Stefan Szczepański, Zofia Macińska 
sound Bohdan Jankowski 
edited by Jadwiga Zajiček  
cast Edward Dziewoński, Barbara Połomska, Leon Niemczyk, Kazimierz Rudzki, Henryk Bąk
production Zespół Filmowy Kadr
production manager Stanisław Adler
Legend
Main Competition
Konkurs Inne Spojrzenie
Short Film Competition
Sekcje pozakonkursowe