A Generation
58 reviews
War/Drama
1h 27m
1955
Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful...
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Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
- DirectorAndrzej Wajda
- Release26 January 1955
- Genre
- Duration1h 27m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate58 reviews
- Productions
Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu
Cast

Tadeusz Łomnicki
Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur

Urszula Modrzyńska
Ewa 'Dorota'

Tadeusz Janczar
Jasio Krone

Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Sekuła

Ryszard Kotys
Jacek

Roman Polanski
Mundek

Ludwik Benoit
Grzesio

Zofia Czerwińska
Barkeeper Lola

Zbigniew Cybulski
Kostek

Tadeusz Fijewski
German Guard in a Sawmill

Zygmunt Hobot
Abram

Cezary Julski
Coach Driver

Bronisław Kassowski
Waldemar Berg

August Kowalczyk
Priest

Jerzy Krasowski
AK Major

Zenon Laurentowski
Carpentry Shop Worker

Stanisław Milski
Caretaker Krone

Juliusz Roland
"Kaczor"

Hanna Skarżanka
Antoniowa

Zygmunt Zintel
Meister Ziarno

Ryszard Ber
Zyzik (uncredited)

Bronisław Dardziński
Szymon (uncredited)

Kazimierz Dębicki
Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)

Julian Dziedzina
Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Jerzy Gruza
Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)

Zofia Jamry
Storekeeper (uncredited)

Mieczysław Kalenik
SS Soldier (uncredited)

Bogumił Kobiela
Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Kazimierz Kutz
GL Member (uncredited)

Jan Machulski
GL Member (uncredited)

Franciszek Pieczka
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz
Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)

Henryk Staszewski
Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)

Janusz Strachocki
Worker (uncredited)

Mieczysław Waśkowski
(uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska
Franusiowa (uncredited)

Stefan Wroncki
(uncredited)
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