Heroism

One of the masterpieces of the Polish Film School – a confrontation with the mythologised war past.

The film constits of two novels, which “are bound by the smilirar world view. These men were rational and capable of keeping a reasonable distance from the madness of the world around them. Eventually, however, their rationalism turend out to be an illusion and each of them decided to toe the line under the heroic dictation of the national community.” Tadeusz Lubelski, “Historia kina polskiego. Twórcy, filmy, konteksty” / “The History of Polish Cinema. Creators, films, contexts”, Katowice 2009.

Directed by: Andrzej Munk

Written by: Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Director of photography: Jerzy Wójcik

Music by: Jan Krenz

Prodution design by: Jan Grandys

Editing: Jadwiga Zajicek

Sound: Bohdan Jankowski

Cast: Edward Dziewoński, Barbara Połomska, Ignacy Machowski, Leon Niemczyk, Kazimierz Opaliński, Kazimierz Rudzki, Henryk Bąk, Mariusz Dmochowski, Roman Kłosowski, Bogumił Kobiela, Józef Kostecki, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Józef Nowak, Wojciech Siemion

Produced by: Studio Filmowe KADR