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Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
Ashes and Diamonds (1958): Watch Online in Polish
| Movie | Ashes and Diamonds |
| Real Name | Popiół i diament |
| Rating | 7.5 |
| Duration | 103 Min |
| Aired | 1958-10-03 |
| Languages | Polish |
| Subtitle | N/a |
| Quality | Bluray |
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Sources
Countries
Poland
Genres
Tags
Polish resistanceSoviet militaryBlack and whitePost warPost world war iiPost-war poland
Directors
Andrzej Wajda
Stars
Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżynski, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumił Kobiela, Jan Ciecierski
Writers
Jerzy Andrzejewski, Andrzej Wajda
Companies
Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Taglines
Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers
Description
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.
Review
Author: badelf
There are so many great things about how this movie is made - the directing, the shots, the tonal quality, and the pacing. Probably most brilliant of all is how the total makes the viewer feel claustophobic. I admit, though, it's a tad dated.