Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Genres - Drama, Romance, War |
Sub-Genres - Political Drama, War Drama |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - Poland |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
This is the last film in the trilogy that began Andrzej Wajda's career as a director. Preceding this wartime drama are Pokolenie (1955) and Kanal (1957). Once again, Wajda presents a strong anti-war statement, this time in the personae of two men who are given orders on the last day of World War II in Poland to murder a leading communist. The orders come from the part of the resistance that opposes the new communist regime. One of Wajda's favorite performers and a friend, Zbigniew Cybulski, plays the man who eventually pulls the trigger and kills the communist leader -- and the results are not what he expected. In 1959, Popiol I Diament won in competition at the British Academy Awards and at the Venice Film Festival.
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assassination, resistance-fighters, leader, political-conflict, Communist-party, Polish [nationality]
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance