A Generation Movie Review 1954

During WWII, a young man escapes from the Warsaw Ghetto and finds his way to the Polish Resistance. He falls in love with the leader of the local group and finds the courage to fight for his freedom. Strong directorial debut from Wajda. Part 1 of his "War Trilogy," followed by "Kanal" and "Ashes and Diamonds." Scripted by Czeszko from his novel "Pokolenie." Polish with subtitles.

Distribution

Ingram Entertainment Inc., 2 Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, TN 37086-7006, Phone: (615)287-4000, Toll-free: 800-621-1333, URL: http://www.ingramentertainment.com

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from Polish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Coming of Age, The Resistance

Screenplay

Bohdan Czeszko

Cast

Tadeusz Lomnicki, Urszula Modrzynska, Zbigniew Cybulski, Roman Polanski

Cinematography

Jerzy Lipman

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Music

Andrzej Markowski