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

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

7.6

1h 26m

1970

Synopsis

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.

Director

Tadeusz Chmielewski

ComedyWarAdventure

world war iimistaken identity

Cast & Crew

Marian Kociniak

Marian Kociniak

as Franciszek Dolas

Janina Borońska

Janina Borońska

as Elżbieta

Adam Cyprian

Adam Cyprian

as Gulke's Brother

Wirgiliusz Gryń

Wirgiliusz Gryń

as Józek Kryska

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Zdzisław Kuźniar

as Dimo Stojadinovic

Józef Łodyński

Józef Łodyński

as Stoker

Jarosław Skulski

Jarosław Skulski

as Colonel

Tomasz Zaliwski

Tomasz Zaliwski

as Yugoslavian Officer

Elżbieta Starostecka

Elżbieta Starostecka

as Singer

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