После вторжения немцев в Польшу он оказывается в детском доме в СССР, где становится пионером, а затем и комсомольцем. Но вскоре после начала войны Соломон попадает в плен к немцам, где называет себя немцем из Гродно, чьи родители погибли от рук большевиков. Он становится кем-то вроде сына полка в немецкой части…
A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.
Officers of the 5th Horse Rifle Regiment of the 1st Armored Division go to Brussels, where they meet Joachim Lelewel. To verify the story, the press officer of the division goes to Brussels.
1945. A packed ferry drifts down the Vistula after its tow rope snaps. Nobody but Kros, a policeman, notices, and he must organize a rescue before the ferry drifts into the Bay of Gdansk, which is still full of mines.
