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Ashes and Diamonds

(1958)

Drama, War, Romance

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1hrs 43m

Overview

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.

Score

74

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Ashes And Diamonds aka Popiól i diament (1958) Trailer

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Zbigniew Cybulski as Maciek Chełmicki

Zbigniew Cybulski

** Maciek Chełmicki

Ewa Krzyżewska as Krystyna Rozbicka

Ewa Krzyżewska

** Krystyna Rozbicka

Wacław Zastrzeżynski as Szczuka

Wacław Zastrzeżynski

** Szczuka

Adam Pawlikowski as Andrzej Kossecki

Adam Pawlikowski

** Andrzej Kossecki

Bogumił Kobiela as Drewnowski

Bogumił Kobiela

** Drewnowski

Jan Ciecierski as Porter

Jan Ciecierski

** Porter

Stanisław Milski as Pieniążek

Stanisław Milski

** Pieniążek

Artur Młodnicki as Kotowicz

Artur Młodnicki

** Kotowicz

Halina Kwiatkowska as Staniewiczowa

Halina Kwiatkowska

** Staniewiczowa

Ignacy Machowski as Waga

Ignacy Machowski

** Waga

Zbigniew Skowroński as Slomka

Zbigniew Skowroński

** Slomka

Barbara Krafftówna as Stefka

Barbara Krafftówna

** Stefka

Aleksander Sewruk as Święcki

Aleksander Sewruk

** Święcki

Zofia Czerwińska as Lili

Zofia Czerwińska

** Lili

Irena Orzecka as Jurgieluszka

Irena Orzecka

** Jurgieluszka

Halina Siekierko as Puciatycka

Halina Siekierko

** Puciatycka

Grażyna Staniszewska as Hanka Lewicka

Grażyna Staniszewska

** Hanka Lewicka

Jerzy Adamczak as Maj. Wrona

Jerzy Adamczak

** Maj. Wrona

Adolf Chronicki as Podgórski

Adolf Chronicki

** Podgórski

Wiktor Grotowicz as Franek Pawlicki

Wiktor Grotowicz

** Franek Pawlicki

Mieczysław Łoza as Smolarski

Mieczysław Łoza

** Smolarski

Tadeusz Kalinowski as Wejchert

Tadeusz Kalinowski

** Wejchert

Ferdynand Matysik as Staszek Gawlik

Ferdynand Matysik

** Staszek Gawlik

Józef Pieracki as Puciatycki

Józef Pieracki

** Puciatycki

Juliusz Grabowski as Musician (uncredited)

Juliusz Grabowski

** Musician (uncredited)

Jerzy Jogałła as Marek Szczuka (uncredited)

Jerzy Jogałła

** Marek Szczuka (uncredited)

Roman Mikuła as Man sitting next to Drewnowski (uncredited)

Roman Mikuła

** Man sitting next to Drewnowski (uncredited)

Ryszard Pietruski as Worker in a Cement Plant (uncredited)

Ryszard Pietruski

** Worker in a Cement Plant (uncredited)

Cyryl Przybył as (uncredited)

Cyryl Przybył

** (uncredited)

Marian Skorupa as Militiaman (uncredited)

Marian Skorupa

** Militiaman (uncredited)

Marian Wiśniowski as Militiaman (uncredited)

Marian Wiśniowski

** Militiaman (uncredited)

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