Men of the Blue Cross

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Men of the Blue Cross

The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.

Original Title

Błękitny krzyż

Release Date

1955-10-12

Year

1955

Duration

55m

Status

Released

Score

6.00

Genres

#rescue#world-war-ii#behind-enemy-lines

Cast

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Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica

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Stanisław Wawrytko

Rescuer

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Stanisław Marusarz

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Stanisław Gąsienica

Lasa

Ludwik Ziemblic

Ludwik Ziemblic

Doctor Juraj

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Józef Krzeptowski

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Józef Wawrytko

Wojciech Siemion

Wojciech Siemion

Soviet Major

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Elzbieta Polkowska

Bożenka

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Tadeusz Gasienica-Giewont