Where is the General?
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Synopsis
Wacław Orzeszko is unlucky soldier, who one day decides to desert his platoon and hide out in a castle, where he meets a Red Army soldier Marusia. They discover that a German platoon is also hiding in a castle and together they must stop the Nazi soldiers from reuniting with the main army.
Top Cast
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Elżbieta Czyżewska
Marusia
Jerzy Turek
Pvt. Wacław Orzeszko
Bolesław Płotnicki
Sgt. Władysław Panasiuk
Stanisław Milski
General Ernst von Falkenberg
Roman Bartosiewicz
Władek
Czesław Górka
Andrzej Herder
Pvt. Mikułko
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Col. Dzierzbicki
Eugeniusz Kamiński
SS Soldier
Ludwik Kasendra
German Soldier
Wacław Kowalski
Kaziuk
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
Cpl. Wydrzyński
Józef Łodyński
Polish Soldier
Stanisław Niwiński
SS Oberleutnant
Zygmunt Nowicki
Józef Para
Lt. Michniewicz
Józef Pieracki
Cpl. Sołowkiejn
Stefan Rydel
Col. Grabner
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tadeusz Chmielewski
- Screenplay & Story
- Tadeusz Chmielewski
- Original Score
- Józef Świder
- Original Title
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- Country of Origin
- Poland
- Spoken Languages
- German, Polish, Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Studios
- Zespół Filmowy "Start"
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Józef Świder
Jerzy Stawicki
Janina Niedźwiecka
Department Leadership Roster
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Director
Tatiana Manżett
Costume Design
Bolesław Kamykowski
Production Design
Jerzy Stawicki
Director of Photography
Janina Niedźwiecka
Editor
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Screenplay
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Polish Films
Polish cinema: Wikidata country-of-origin Poland, merged with the canon (Polish Film School, Moral Anxiety, Has, Zulawski, Kieslowski, Wajda, contemporary).
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What is Where is the General? about?
Wacław Orzeszko is unlucky soldier, who one day decides to desert his platoon and hide out in a castle, where he meets a Red Army soldier Marusia. They discover that a German platoon is also hiding in a castle and together they must stop the Nazi soldiers from reuniting with the main army.
Who directed Where is the General??
Where is the General? was directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski.
Who stars in Where is the General??
The principal cast of Where is the General? includes Elżbieta Czyżewska, Jerzy Turek, Bolesław Płotnicki, Stanisław Milski, Roman Bartosiewicz.
When was Where is the General? released and how long is it?
Where is the General? was released in 1964 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.
Who composed the musical score for Where is the General??
The original motion picture soundtrack for Where is the General? was composed by Józef Świder.