H.M. Deserters

The story

Set in 1918, this World War I drama follows a group of Austro-Hungarian soldiers—Czechs, Jews, Italians, and others—confined in a provincial barracks under German officers. Subjected to the cruelty of a sadistic lieutenant, they rebel, humiliate him, and later attempt escape. Disguised as guards for veterinary surgeons in Budapest, the deserters are eventually recaptured and returned for court-martial, forced once more to face their tormentor.

Cast & crew

Marek KondratJan Kania

Wiktor ZborowskiMoryc Haber

Krzysztof KowalewskiSzef kompanii

Wojciech Pokoravon Nogay

Zoltán BezerédyBenedek

Anna GornostajMitzi

Kalina JędrusikMadame Elli, kierowniczka domu publicznego

Jerzy Michotekkucharz Koperka

Jacek Sas-UhrynowskiGiuseppe Baldini, włoski jeniec wojenny (ordynans von Nogaya)

Zbigniew Zapasiewiczkapitan Wagner

Janusz Bukowskikapral Ulmbach

Marek Frąckowiakkapral Bernstein