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

How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape (1970)

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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.

Date of release
1970-04-02
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (66)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Comedy, War, Adventure
Director
Tadeusz Chmielewski

Casting

  • Marian Kociniak — Franciszek Dolas
  • Janina Borońska — Elżbieta
  • Adam Cyprian — Gulke's Brother
  • Wirgiliusz Gryń — Józek Kryska
  • Zdzisław Kuźniar — Dimo Stojadinovic
  • Józef Łodyński — Stoker
  • Jarosław Skulski — Colonel
  • Tomasz Zaliwski — Yugoslavian Officer
  • Elżbieta Starostecka — Singer
  • Emil Karewicz — Gestapo Officer in Austria
  • Henryk Łapiński — Wladysław Wachocki
  • Stanisław Milski — German General

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