Eroica

Overview

Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.

Directed by Andrzej Munk

Top cast

Edward Dziewoński

Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Józef Nowak

Lt. Kurzawa (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")

Barbara Połomska

Zosia (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Ignacy Machowski

Major (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Leon Niemczyk

Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Kazimierz Opaliński

Polish Commandant (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Zofia Czerwińska

Lula 'Jagódka' (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Jerzy Felczyński

Hungarian Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Roman Hubczenko

(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Zygmunt Listkiewicz

(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Eleonora Lorentz

Old Woman (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Bogdan Baer

Hungarian officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca"

Stanisław Bareja

Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Andrzej Gawroński

Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Emil Karewicz

Polish Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Tomasz Lengren

Boy Scout (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Halina Mikołajska

(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Michał Szewczyk

Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Jerzy Turek

Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Roman Wilhelmi

Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

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