How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski
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On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.Read moreLess
On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.
The story
On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.
Cast & crew
Marian KociniakFranciszek Dolas
Janina BorońskaElżbieta
Adam CyprianGulke's Brother
Wirgiliusz GryńJózek Kryska
Zdzisław KuźniarDimo Stojadinovic
Józef ŁodyńskiStoker
Jarosław SkulskiColonel
Tomasz ZaliwskiYugoslavian Officer
Elżbieta StarosteckaSinger
Emil KarewiczGestapo Officer in Austria
Henryk ŁapińskiWladysław Wachocki
Stanisław MilskiGerman GeneralExplore the crew
- Director
- Tadeusz Chmielewski
- Director of Photography
- Jerzy Stawicki
- Screenplay
- Tadeusz Chmielewski
- Editor
- Janina Niedźwiecka
- Original Music Composer
- Jerzy Matuszkiewicz