Men of the Blue Cross

The story

The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.

Cast & crew

Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica

Stanislaw Byrcyn-GasienicaHimself

Stanisław Wawrytko

Stanisław WawrytkoRescuer

Stanisław Marusarz

Stanisław MarusarzCast

Stanisław Gąsienica

Stanisław GąsienicaLasa

Ludwik ZiemblicDoctor Juraj

Józef Krzeptowski

Józef KrzeptowskiCast

Józef Wawrytko

Józef WawrytkoCast

Wojciech SiemionSoviet Major

Elzbieta Polkowska

Elzbieta PolkowskaBożenka

Tadeusz Gasienica-Giewont

Tadeusz Gasienica-GiewontCast

Roman Hoły

Roman HołyCast

Władysław Gondek

Władysław GondekCast