A Generation
A Generation
A Generation
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1955
1h 27m
6.9(58 votes)
War
Drama

Overview

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.

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43 members
Acting

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur

Tadeusz Łomnicki
Acting

Urszula Modrzyńska

Ewa 'Dorota'

Urszula Modrzyńska
Acting

Tadeusz Janczar

Jasio Krone

Tadeusz Janczar
Acting

Janusz Paluszkiewicz

Sekuła

Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Acting

Ryszard Kotys

Jacek

Ryszard Kotys
Directing

Roman Polanski

Mundek

Roman Polanski
Acting

Ludwik Benoit

Grzesio

Ludwik Benoit
Acting

Zofia Czerwińska

Barkeeper Lola

Zofia Czerwińska
Acting

Zbigniew Cybulski

Kostek

Zbigniew Cybulski
Acting

Tadeusz Fijewski

German Guard in a Sawmill

Tadeusz Fijewski
Acting

Zygmunt Hobot

Abram

Zygmunt Hobot
Acting

Cezary Julski

Coach Driver

Cezary Julski
Acting

Bronisław Kassowski

Waldemar Berg

Bronisław Kassowski
Acting

August Kowalczyk

Priest

August Kowalczyk
Acting

Jerzy Krasowski

AK Major

Jerzy Krasowski
Acting

Zenon Laurentowski

Carpentry Shop Worker

Zenon Laurentowski
Acting

Stanisław Milski

Caretaker Krone

Stanisław Milski
Acting

Juliusz Roland

"Kaczor"

Juliusz Roland
Acting

Hanna Skarżanka

Antoniowa

Hanna Skarżanka
Acting

Janusz Ściwiarski

Ryszard Berg

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Acting

Kazimierz Wichniarz

Werkschutz

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Acting

Zygmunt Zintel

Meister Ziarno

Zygmunt Zintel
Directing

Ryszard Ber

Zyzik (uncredited)

Ryszard Ber
Acting

Bronisław Dardziński

Szymon (uncredited)

Bronisław Dardziński
Acting

Kazimierz Dębicki

Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)

Kazimierz Dębicki
Directing

Julian Dziedzina

Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)

Julian Dziedzina
Acting

Wiesław Gołas

German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas
Directing

Jerzy Gruza

Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)

Jerzy Gruza
Acting

Monika Gutman

Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)

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Acting

Zofia Jamry

Storekeeper (uncredited)

Zofia Jamry
Acting

Mieczysław Kalenik

SS Soldier (uncredited)

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Acting

Bogumił Kobiela

Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Bogumił Kobiela
Camera

Henryk Kucharski

Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)

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Directing

Kazimierz Kutz

GL Member (uncredited)

Kazimierz Kutz
Acting

Jan Machulski

GL Member (uncredited)

Jan Machulski
Acting

Franciszek Pieczka

German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Franciszek Pieczka
Acting

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz
Acting

Henryk Staszewski

Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)

Henryk Staszewski
Acting

Stanisław Stojko

GL Member (uncredited)

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Acting

Janusz Strachocki

Worker (uncredited)

Janusz Strachocki
Directing

Mieczysław Waśkowski

(uncredited)

Mieczysław Waśkowski
Acting

Danuta Wodyńska

Franusiowa (uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska
Acting

Stefan Wroncki

(uncredited)

Stefan Wroncki

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