6.9 / 10(65 votes)IMDb19551h 27mPoland

A Generation

Pokolenie

Topics:#based on novel or book #jewish ghetto #world war ii #black and white #communism #warsaw, poland #german occupation of poland

Synopsis

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.

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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"

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Shanghai International Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Andrzej Wajda
Screenplay & Story: Bohdan Czeszko
Original Score: Andrzej Markowski
Original Title: Pokolenie
Country of Origin: Poland
Spoken Languages: Polish
Runtime: 1h 27m
Production Studios: Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Screenplay & Story

Bohdan Czeszko

Original Score & Music

Andrzej Markowski

Director of Photography

Jerzy Lipman

Film Editing

Czesław Raniszewski

Literary Origin & Source Material

Novel:Bohdan Czeszko

Department Leadership Roster

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Roman Mann

Production Design

Jerzy Lipman

Director of Photography

Jerzy Szeski

Costume Design

Bohdan Czeszko

Screenplay

Czesław Raniszewski

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