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How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

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On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

7.636/10

Release Date

02 April 1970

Country

Poland

Cast

Marian Kociniak

Marian Kociniak

Franciszek Dolas

Janina Borońska

Janina Borońska

Elżbieta

Adam Cyprian

Adam Cyprian

Gulke's Brother

Wirgiliusz Gryń

Wirgiliusz Gryń

Józek Kryska

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Dimo Stojadinovic

Józef Łodyński

Józef Łodyński

Stoker

Jarosław Skulski

Jarosław Skulski

Colonel

Tomasz Zaliwski

Tomasz Zaliwski

Yugoslavian Officer

Elżbieta Starostecka

Elżbieta Starostecka

Singer

Emil Karewicz

Emil Karewicz

Gestapo Officer in Austria

Henryk Łapiński

Henryk Łapiński

Wladysław Wachocki

Stanisław Milski

Stanisław Milski

German General

Kazimierz Talarczyk

Kazimierz Talarczyk

Woydyłło

Janusz Ziejewski

Janusz Ziejewski

Feldfebel

Ludwik Benoit

Ludwik Benoit

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Zbigniew Bielski

Zbigniew Bielski

Soldier selling Sausages (uncredited)

Jerzy Block

Jerzy Block

Bolek (uncredited)

Adolf Chronicki

Adolf Chronicki

Polish Captain (uncredited)

Ryszard Dembiński

Ryszard Dembiński

German Officer (uncredited)

Bohdan Ejmont

Bohdan Ejmont

Officer in Stalag (uncredited)

Andrzej Herder

Andrzej Herder

Hans (uncredited)

Janusz Kłosiński

Janusz Kłosiński

Tavern Keeper (uncredited)

Eugeniusz Korczarowski

Eugeniusz Korczarowski

Officer (uncredited)

Tadeusz Kosudarski

Tadeusz Kosudarski

(uncredited)

Jan Paweł Kruk

Jan Paweł Kruk

Sailor (uncredited)

Zbigniew Lesień

Zbigniew Lesień

Prisoner (uncredited)

Mieczysław Łoza

Mieczysław Łoza

Polish Officer (uncredited)

Jerzy Moes

Jerzy Moes

Lieutenant Rogulski (uncredited)

Leonard Pietraszak

Leonard Pietraszak

Pilot (uncredited)

Leon Pietraszkiewicz

Leon Pietraszkiewicz

Herbert Gulke (uncredited)

Jerzy Rogalski

Jerzy Rogalski

Jędrzej Grzyb (uncredited)

Henryk Staszewski

Henryk Staszewski

Yugoslavian (uncredited)

Mieczysław Stoor

Mieczysław Stoor

General's Adjutant (uncredited)

Mirosław Szonert

Mirosław Szonert

Gendarme (uncredited)

Jerzy Szpunar

Jerzy Szpunar

Sailor (uncredited)

Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Guard (uncredited)

Bohdan Wróblewski

Bohdan Wróblewski

Polish Embassy Clerk (uncredited)

Wojciech Zagórski

Wojciech Zagórski

Turk (uncredited)

Zygmunt Zintel

Zygmunt Zintel

Bolek (voice) (uncredited)

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