Ashes and Diamonds (1958)

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.

Directing:
  • Andrzej Wajda

Writing:
  • Andrzej Wajda
  • Jerzy Andrzejewski

Stars:
Release Date: 1958-10-03
themoviedb icon 7.4/10
  • Country: PL
  • Language: Polski
  • Runtime: 103
Adam Pawlikowski
Adam Pawlikow...
Andrzej Kossecki
Ewa Krzyżewska
Ewa Krzyżewsk...
Krystyna Rozbicka
Zbigniew Cybulski
Zbigniew Cybu...
Maciek Chełmicki
Barbara Krafftówna
Barbara Kraff...
Stefka
Bogumił Kobiela
Bogumił Kobie...
Drewnowski
Waclaw Zastrzezynski
Waclaw Zastrz...
Szczuka
Halina Kwiatkowska
Halina Kwiatk...
Staniewiczowa
Grażyna Staniszewska
Grażyna Stani...
Hanka Lewicka
Ignacy Machowski
Ignacy Machow...
Waga
Wiktor Grotowicz
Wiktor Grotow...
Franek Pawlicki
Jerzy Jogałła
Jerzy Jogałła
Marek Szczuka (uncredited)
Mieczysław Łoza
Mieczysław Ło...
Smolarski
Ferdynand Matysik
Ferdynand Mat...
Staszek Gawlik
Tadeusz Kalinowski
Tadeusz Kalin...
Wejchert
Wacław Zastrzeżynski
Wacław Zastrz...
Szczuka
Jan Ciecierski
Jan Cieciersk...
Porter
Artur Młodnicki
Artur Młodnic...
Kotowicz
Zbigniew Skowroński
Zbigniew Skow...
Slomka
Aleksander Sewruk
Aleksander Se...
Święcki
Zofia Czerwińska
Zofia Czerwiń...
Lili
Irena Orzecka
Irena Orzecka
Jurgieluszka
Adolf Chronicki
Adolf Chronic...
Podgórski
Józef Pieracki
Józef Pierack...
Puciatycki
Juliusz Grabowski
Juliusz Grabo...
Musician (uncredited)
Ryszard Pietruski
Ryszard Pietr...
Worker in a Cement Plant (uncredited)
Marian Wiśniowski
Marian Wiśnio...
Militiaman (uncredited)
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