A Generation (1955)
1h 27m
Running Time
January 26, 1955Release Date

Plot.
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. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
Where to Watch.

Currently A Generation is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.

Tadeusz Łomnicki
Stanisław Mazur 'Bartek'

Urszula Modrzyńska
Ewa 'Dorota'

Tadeusz Janczar
Jasio Krone

Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Sekuła

Ryszard Kotys
Jacek (as Ryszard Kotas)

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'

Hanna Skarżanka
Antoniowa

Janusz Ściwiarski
Ryszard Berg

Kazimierz Wichniarz
Werkschutz

Zygmunt Zintel
Meister Ziarno

Ryszard Ber
Zyzik (uncredited)

Bronisław Dardziński
Szymon (uncredited)

Kazimierz Dębicki
Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)

Julian Dziedzina
Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Jerzy Gruza
Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)

Monika Gutman
Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)

Zofia Jamry
Storekeeper (uncredited)

Mieczysław Kalenik
SS Soldier (uncredited)

Bogumił Kobiela
Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Henryk Kucharski
Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Kazimierz Kutz
GL Member (uncredited) / Assistant Director

Jan Machulski
GL Member (uncredited)

Franciszek Pieczka
German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz
Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)

Henryk Staszewski
Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)

Stanisław Stojko
GL Member (uncredited)

Janusz Strachocki
Worker (uncredited)

Mieczysław Waśkowski
(uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska
Franusiowa (uncredited)

Stefan Wroncki
(uncredited)

Andrzej Wajda
Director

Roman Mann
Production Design

Andrzej Markowski
Music / Conductor

Bohdan Czeszko
Screenplay / Novel

Jerzy Lipman
Director of Photography

Czesław Raniszewski
Editor

Józef Galewski
Set Decoration

Jerzy Skrzepiński
Set Decoration

Jerzy Szeski
Costume Design

Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor

Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz
Camera Operator

Jozef Ciecwirek
Lighting Technician

Józef Koprowicz
Sound

Zdzislaw Papierz
Makeup Artist

Ignacy Taub
Production Manager

Roman Kowalski
Unit Manager

Zygmunt Rybarski
Unit Manager

Romuald Hajnberg
Unit Manager

Konrad Nałęcki
First Assistant Director

Aleksander Ford
Creative Director

Czesław Grabowski
Assistant Camera
Media.











Details.
Release DateJanuary 26, 1955
Original NamePokolenie
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Filming LocationsWarsaw, Poland
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
communism
black and white
based on novel or book
jewish ghetto
world war ii
warsaw
german-occupied poland
Wiki.
A Generation (Polish: Pokolenie) is a 1955 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It is based on the novel Pokolenie by Bohdan Czeszko, who also wrote the script. It was Wajda's first film and the opening installment of what became his Three War Films trilogy set in the Second World War, to be followed by Kanał and Ashes and Diamonds.
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