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How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape (1969)

Genre : Comedy, War, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Tadeusz Chmielewski
Writer : Tadeusz Chmielewski

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Marian Kociniak
Marian Kociniak
Franciszek Dolas
Emil Karewicz
Emil Karewicz
Gestapo Officer in Austria
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Józek Kryska
Ludwik Benoit
Ludwik Benoit
Karczmarz
Elżbieta Starostecka
Elżbieta Starostecka
Singer
Zdzisław Kuźniar
Zdzisław Kuźniar
Dimo Stojadinovic, kapitan jugosłowiańskiego statku
Lech Ordon
Lech Ordon
Sierżant Hopkins
Adam Cyprian
Adam Cyprian
Gulke
Józef Łodyński
Józef Łodyński
Stoker
Jaroslaw Skulski
Jaroslaw Skulski
Colonel
Tomasz Zaliwski
Tomasz Zaliwski
Yugoslavian Officer
Andrzej Gawroński
Andrzej Gawroński
Helmut
Henryk Łapiński
Henryk Łapiński
Wladyslaw Wachocki
Stanisław Milski
Stanisław Milski
German General
Kazimierz Talarczyk
Kazimierz Talarczyk
Woydyllo
Janusz Ziejewski
Janusz Ziejewski
Feldfebel
Krystyna Borowicz
Krystyna Borowicz
Prostitute
Piotr Fronczewski
Piotr Fronczewski
Italian Soldier
Wacław Kowalski
Wacław Kowalski
Sgt. Kiedros
Kazimierz Rudzki
Kazimierz Rudzki
Capt. Ralf Peacock
Jan Świderski
Jan Świderski
Capt. Letoux
Leonard Andrzejewski
Leonard Andrzejewski
Foreign Legion Soldier
Witold Kałuski
Witold Kałuski
Italian Captain
Andrzej Krasicki
Andrzej Krasicki
Captain on the Ship
Lech Ordon
Lech Ordon
Sgt. Hopkins
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
Italian Soldier
Joanna Jędryka
Joanna Jędryka
Teresa
Małgorzata Pritulak
Małgorzata Pritulak
Mirella
Kazimierz Fabisiak
Kazimierz Fabisiak
Father Dominik
Konrad Morawski
Konrad Morawski
Matula
Zygmunt Zintel
Zygmunt Zintel
Father Sebastian
Halina Buyno-Loza
Halina Buyno-Loza
Józwiakowa
Stanisław Gronkowski
Stanisław Gronkowski
The Wolf
Aleksander Fogiel
Aleksander Fogiel
Józwiak
Eugeniusz Kamiński
Eugeniusz Kamiński
«Happy» Alfred
Zbigniew Koczanowicz
Zbigniew Koczanowicz
War Court Charmain
Jerzy Przybylski
Jerzy Przybylski
Hans Langner
Tadeusz Sabara
Tadeusz Sabara
Soldier
Tadeusz Somogi
Tadeusz Somogi
Translator
Stefan Szmidt
Stefan Szmidt
The Scythe
Edward Wichura
Edward Wichura
German Guard
Józef Zbiróg
Józef Zbiróg
German Officer
Janina Borońska
Janina Borońska
Elżbieta

Crews

Tadeusz Chmielewski
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Director
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Screenplay
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
Original Music Composer
Janina Niedźwiecka
Janina Niedźwiecka
Editor
Jerzy Stawicki
Jerzy Stawicki
Director of Photography
Bolesław Kamykowski
Bolesław Kamykowski
Production Design

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