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A Generation

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Calorie Rating: 122
Released: 1955-01-26
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Studios: WFF Wroclaw,


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.

Director / Directors

Konrad Nałęcki
First Assistant Director
Kazimierz Kutz
Assistant Director

Maria Pietrzak
Script Supervisor


Cast

Tadeusz Łomnicki
Character: Stanisław Mazur "Bartek"
Urszula Modrzyńska
Character: Ewa "Dorota"
Tadeusz Janczar
Character: Jasio Krone

Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Character: Sekuła
Ryszard Kotys
Character: Jacek (as Ryszard Kotas)
Roman Polanski
Character: Mundek

Ludwik Benoit
Character: Grzesio
Zofia Czerwińska
Character: Barkeeper Lola
Zbigniew Cybulski
Character: Kostek

Tadeusz Fijewski
Character: German Guard in a Sawmill
Zygmunt Hobot
Character: Abram
Cezary Julski
Character: Coach Driver

Bronisław Kassowski
Character: Waldemar Berg
August Kowalczyk
Character: Priest
Jerzy Krasowski
Character: AK Major

Zenon Laurentowski
Character: Carpentry Shop Worker
Stanisław Milski
Character: Caretaker Krone
Juliusz Roland
Character: "Kaczor"

Hanna Skarżanka
Character: Antoniowa
Janusz Ściwiarski
Character: Ryszard Berg
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Character: Werkschutz

Zygmunt Zintel
Character: Meister Ziarno
Ryszard Ber
Character: Zyzik (uncredited)
Bronisław Dardziński
Character: Szymon (uncredited)

Kazimierz Dębicki
Character: Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)
Julian Dziedzina
Character: Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)
Wiesław Gołas
Character: German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Jerzy Gruza
Character: Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)
Monika Gutman
Character: Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)
Zofia Jamry
Character: Storekeeper (uncredited)

Mieczysław Kalenik
Character: SS Soldier (uncredited)
Bogumił Kobiela
Character: Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)
Henryk Kucharski
Character: Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Kazimierz Kutz
Character: GL Member (uncredited)
Jan Machulski
Character: GL Member (uncredited)
Franciszek Pieczka
Character: German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz
Character: Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)
Henryk Staszewski
Character: Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)
Stanisław Stojko
Character: GL Member (uncredited)

Janusz Strachocki
Character: Worker (uncredited)
Mieczysław Waśkowski
Character: (uncredited)
Danuta Wodyńska
Character: Franusiowa (uncredited)

Stefan Wroncki
Character: (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Bohdan Czeszko
Screenplay
Jerzy Skrzepiński
Set Decoration

Jozef Ciecwirek
Lighting Technician

Jerzy Szeski
Costume Design
Zdzislaw Papierz
Makeup Artist
Józef Galewski
Set Decoration

Jerzy Lipman
Director of Photography
Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor

Roman Mann
Production Design
Aleksander Ford
Creative Director

Czesław Grabowski
Assistant Camera
Zygmunt Nowak
Assistant Sound Engineer

Józef Tomporek
Assistant Sound Engineer
Stefan Szczepanski
Assistant Makeup Artist
Ignacy Taub
Production Manager

Roman Kowalski
Unit Manager
Zygmunt Rybarski
Unit Manager
Romuald Hajnberg
Unit Manager