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Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

02 October 1961

Country

Poland

Cast

Henryk Hryniewicz

Henryk Hryniewicz

Janek

Wojciech Siemion

Wojciech Siemion

Józef

Edward Mincer

Edward Mincer

Zbyszek

Andrzej Banaszewski

Andrzej Banaszewski

Heniek

Pawel Rózewicz

Pawel Rózewicz

Jacek

Beata Barszczewska

Beata Barszczewska

Mirka

Zofia Małynicz

Zofia Małynicz

Refuge Manager

Barbara Rachwalska

Barbara Rachwalska

Woman from the Forester

Mieczysław Stoor

Mieczysław Stoor

German Motocyclist

Janusz Kłosiński

Janusz Kłosiński

Shop Owner

Barbara Wałkówna

Barbara Wałkówna

Stanisław Milski

Stanisław Milski

Neighbour Ciziak

Józef Nalberczak

Józef Nalberczak

Prisoner of War

Tadeusz Schmidt

Tadeusz Schmidt

Gendarme

Janusz Ziejewski

Janusz Ziejewski

German Gendarme

Maria Kaniewska

Maria Kaniewska

Neighbour Borrowing Oil

Jadwiga Kuryluk

Jadwiga Kuryluk

Ludka

Józef Zbiróg

Józef Zbiróg

Banschutz

Zbigniew Skowroński

Zbigniew Skowroński

Man in the Street

Zdzisław Mrożewski

Zdzisław Mrożewski

Doctor Orzechowski

Małgorzata Leśniewska

Małgorzata Leśniewska

Nurse

Mariusz Dmochowski

Mariusz Dmochowski

Gestapo Officer

Emil Karewicz

Emil Karewicz

German Doctor

Zygmunt Zintel

Zygmunt Zintel

Interpreter

Wanda Łuczycka

Wanda Łuczycka

Cieślikowa

Maria Ciesielska

Maria Ciesielska

Teacher Urszula

Halina Gryglaszewska

Halina Gryglaszewska

Doctor's Wife

Janusz Paluszkiewicz

Janusz Paluszkiewicz

Adam Kwiatkowski

Adam Kwiatkowski

Passenger on the Train

Krystyna Feldman

Krystyna Feldman

Farmer (uncredited)

Józef Teryks

Józef Teryks

Farmer (uncredited)

Jerzy Hołociński

Jerzy Hołociński

Boy in the Field (uncredited)

Maria Hrobaczewska

Maria Hrobaczewska

(uncredited)

Leonard Andrzejewski

Leonard Andrzejewski

Drinking Participant (uncredited)

Halina Billing-Wohl

Halina Billing-Wohl

Neighbour (uncredited)

Jacek Bławut

Jacek Bławut

Boy in the Field (uncredited)

Wanda Jakubińska

Wanda Jakubińska

Babina (uncredited)

Włodzimierz Kwaskowski

Włodzimierz Kwaskowski

Drunk Man with Moustache (uncredited)

Bohdana Majda

Bohdana Majda

Drinking Participant (uncredited)

Henryk Modrzewski

Henryk Modrzewski

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