Soldier of Victory (1953)
3h 38m
Running Time
May 8, 1953Release Date
Plot.
Two-part biopic about General Karol Świerczewski, living embodiment of the party line, and the group of party members from his hometown fighting the fascist forces towards the socialist state of affairs.
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Cast & Crew.

Józef Wyszomirski
General Karol Świerczewski

Karol Wargin
Karol Świerczewski (Child)

Jacek Woszczerowicz
Vladimir Lenin

Kazimierz Wilamowski
Joseph Stalin

Gustaw Holoubek
Feliks Dzierżyński

Józef Kozłowski
Bolesław Bierut

Rafał Kajetanowicz
Marshal Konstanty Rokossowski

Stefan Śródka
Stefan Pawłowski

Barbara Drapińska
Wala

Tadeusz Schmidt
Major Bronisław Bień

Kazimierz Meres
Władek Wróblewski

Jerzy Pietraszkiewicz
General Mikołaj Gusiew

Peter Marx
General Hans Ermler

Stanisław Żeleński
General Juan Gonzales

Uan Czang
General Chang-Li

Krystyna Kamieńska
Jacqueline Salomon

Tadeusz Janczar
Franek

Władysław Hańcza
General Janczar

Stanisław Winczewski
Chief of Staff

Jerzy Duszyński
Henryk Liciński

Janusz Jaroń
Eustachy Terecki

Andrzej Bogucki
Baron von Ballen

Julian Składanek
Harry Taylor Jr

Irena Krasnowiecka
Diana

Karol Leszczyński
Kamil Brzostowski

Halina Drohocka
Brzostowski's Wife

Andrzej Łapicki
John Lane

Maciej Maciejewski
Chief of Staff

August Agboola Brown
(uncredited)

Mieczysław Baczewski
Adolf Hitler (uncredited)

Bogdan Baer
Factory Guard (uncredited)

Jan Ciecierski
General - ZPP Member (uncredited)

Kazimierz Dębicki
Officer at Hitler's Reception (uncredited)

Bohdan Ejmont
Tank Crewman (uncredited)

Michał Gazda
Officer at Okęcie (uncredited)

Antonina Gordon-Górecka
Worker (uncredited)

Adam Hanuszkiewicz
Spanish Soldier (uncredited)

Zbigniew Jabłoński
Presidium Member (uncredited)

Stanisław Jasiukiewicz
Soviet Soldier (uncredited)

Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
(uncredited)

Jerzy Kaczmarek
(uncredited)

Emil Karewicz
Police Agent (uncredited)

Janusz Kłosiński
Gendarme in 1905 (uncredited)

Józef Kostecki
2nd Polish Army Captain (uncredited)

Wacław Kowalski
Spanish Soldier (uncredited)

Władysław Krasnowiecki
(uncredited)

Jan Kurnakowicz
Taylor (uncredited)

Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Pawiak Inmate (uncredited)

Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
Worker in 1916 (uncredited)

Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Soldier shooting at Świerczewski (uncredited)

Tadeusz Łomnicki
Soldier from Mogiła (uncredited)

Artur Młodnicki
Józef Beck (uncredited)

Adam Mularczyk
Executed Man in Spain (uncredited)

Wiktor Nanowski
Soviet Officer (uncredited)

Janina Niczewska
Woman at Hitler's Reception (uncredited)

Bogdan Niewinowski
Świerczewski's Driver (uncredited)

Józef Nowak
Man inviting Świerczewski / UB Officer (uncredited)

Tadeusz Ordeyg
Pawiak Inmate (uncredited)

Józef Para
Spanish Soldier (uncredited)

Kazimierz Pawłowski
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Józef Pieracki
German Factory Owner (uncredited)

Tadeusz Pluciński
Józef (uncredited)

Czesław Przybyła
Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

Barbara Rachwalska
Diana's Wetnurse (uncredited)

Alicja Raciszówna
MON Clerk (uncredited)

Hanna Skarżanka
Spanish Woman (uncredited)

Zbigniew Skowroński
Soldier (uncredited)

Leopold Szmaus
(uncredited)

Jerzy Szpunar
Worker (uncredited)

Igor Śmiałowski
Jack Kane (uncredited)

Kazimierz Talarczyk
(uncredited)

Janusz Warnecki
(uncredited)

Kazimierz Wichniarz
Man giving Arms to the Workers (uncredited)

Kazimierz Witkiewicz
Captain

Marian Wyrzykowski
Marian Spychalski (uncredited)

Zygmunt Zintel
Pawłowski's Driver (uncredited)

Feliks Żukowski
(uncredited)

Stanisław Wohl
Director of Photography

Anatol Radzinowicz
Production Design / Set Decoration

Mikołaj Portus
Costume Design

Piotr Perkowski
Music

Józef Bartczak
Sound

Lidia Pstrokońska
Editor

Mieczysław Wajnberger
Production Manager

Anna Tołkunowa
Makeup Artist

Mikołaj Pieczeńcow
Makeup Artist

Jan Koecher
Assistant Director

Silik Sternfeld
Assistant Director

Henryk Hechtkopf
Assistant Director

Jan Batory
Assistant Director

Jerzy Szeski
Assistant Director

Jerzy Borejsza
Story

Feliks Średnicki
Camera Operator

Kazimierz Wawrzyniak
Camera Operator

Kurt Weber
Camera Operator

Wacław Pasiak
Assistant Camera

Gieorgij Griwcow
Additional Photography

Ryszard Potocki
Additional Photography

Aleksy Krywsza
Lighting Technician

Józef Galewski
Painter

Adam T. Nowakowski
Assistant Production Design

Jan Grandys
Assistant Production Design

Marek Iwaszkiewicz
Assistant Production Design

Tadeusz Kunikowski
Props

Antoni Lipiński
Props

Lucyna Bojanowska
Costume Assistant

Jadwiga Jakubowska
Assistant Editor

Zbigniew Dobracki
Assistant Makeup Artist

Tadeusz Schossler
Assistant Makeup Artist

Maria Lasnowska
Assistant Makeup Artist

Dymitr Mironow
Pyrotechnic Supervisor

Henryk Piotrowski
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Details.
Release DateMay 8, 1953
Original NameŻołnierz zwycięstwa
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 38m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
communist propaganda
world war ii
military officer
soldier
red army soldier
polish army
Wiki.
Żołnierz zwycięstwa (The Soldier of Victory) is a 1953 Polish biographical two-part film (combined running time: 215 minutes), portraying the life of General Karol Świerczewski. The first part, Lata walki (The Years of Struggle) deals with his earlier years, from 1905 to 1941. The second one, Zwycięzca (The Victor) depicts his life from 1944 to his death in 1947.