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Cast

Zbigniew Cybulski

Zbigniew Cybulski

Maciek Chełmicki

Ewa Krzyżewska

Ewa Krzyżewska

Krystyna Rozbicka

Wacław Zastrzeżynski

Wacław Zastrzeżynski

Szczuka

Adam Pawlikowski

Adam Pawlikowski

Andrzej Kossecki

Bogumił Kobiela

Bogumił Kobiela

Drewnowski

Jan Ciecierski

Jan Ciecierski

Porter

Stanisław Milski

Stanisław Milski

Pieniążek

Artur Młodnicki

Artur Młodnicki

Kotowicz

Halina Kwiatkowska

Halina Kwiatkowska

Staniewiczowa

Ignacy Machowski

Ignacy Machowski

Waga

Zbigniew Skowroński

Zbigniew Skowroński

Slomka

Barbara Krafftówna

Barbara Krafftówna

Stefka

Aleksander Sewruk

Aleksander Sewruk

Święcki

Zofia Czerwińska

Zofia Czerwińska

Lili

Irena Orzecka

Irena Orzecka

Jurgieluszka

Halina Siekierko

Halina Siekierko

Puciatycka

Grażyna Staniszewska

Grażyna Staniszewska

Hanka Lewicka

Jerzy Adamczak

Jerzy Adamczak

Maj. Wrona

Adolf Chronicki

Adolf Chronicki

Podgórski

Wiktor Grotowicz

Wiktor Grotowicz

Franek Pawlicki

Mieczysław Łoza

Mieczysław Łoza

Smolarski

Tadeusz Kalinowski

Tadeusz Kalinowski

Wejchert

Ferdynand Matysik

Ferdynand Matysik

Staszek Gawlik

Józef Pieracki

Józef Pieracki

Puciatycki

Juliusz Grabowski

Juliusz Grabowski

Musician (uncredited)

Jerzy Jogałła

Jerzy Jogałła

Marek Szczuka (uncredited)

Roman Mikuła

Roman Mikuła

Man sitting next to Drewnowski (uncredited)

Ryszard Pietruski

Ryszard Pietruski

Worker in a Cement Plant (uncredited)

Cyryl Przybył

Cyryl Przybył

(uncredited)

Marian Skorupa

Marian Skorupa

Militiaman (uncredited)

Marian Wiśniowski

Marian Wiśniowski

Militiaman (uncredited)

Crew

Jerzy Wójcik

Jerzy Wójcik

Director of Photography

Andrzej Wajda

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Roman Mann

Roman Mann

Production Design

Bohdan Bieńkowski

Bohdan Bieńkowski

Sound

Jan Włodarczyk

Jan Włodarczyk

Assistant Director

Katarzyna Chodorowicz

Katarzyna Chodorowicz

Costume Design

Andrzej Wajda

Andrzej Wajda

Screenplay

Jerzy Andrzejewski

Jerzy Andrzejewski

Novel

Andrzej Wróbel

Andrzej Wróbel

Assistant Director

Jerzy Andrzejewski

Jerzy Andrzejewski

Screenplay

Halina Nawrocka

Halina Nawrocka

Editor

Anita Janeczkowa

Anita Janeczkowa

Assistant Director

Halina Sieńska

Halina Sieńska

Makeup Artist

Jarosław Świtoniak

Jarosław Świtoniak

Assistant Production Design

Filip Nowak

Filip Nowak

Music Arranger

Ludwik Hager

Ludwik Hager

Assistant Production Manager

Stanisław Adler

Stanisław Adler

Production Manager

Jerzy Szurowski

Jerzy Szurowski

Assistant Camera

Marian Kowaliński

Marian Kowaliński

Assistant Production Design

Filip Nowak

Filip Nowak

Conductor

Leszek Wajda

Leszek Wajda

Assistant Production Design

Bogdan Myśliński

Bogdan Myśliński

Assistant Camera

Krzysztof Winiewicz

Krzysztof Winiewicz

Camera Operator

Halina Ber

Halina Ber

Assistant Makeup Artist

Michał Sosiński

Michał Sosiński

Unit Manager

Irena Choryńska

Irena Choryńska

Assistant Editor

Zygmunt Krusznicki

Zygmunt Krusznicki

Assistant Camera

Halina Zajac

Halina Zajac

Assistant Makeup Artist

Zygmunt Wójcik

Zygmunt Wójcik

Unit Manager

Wiesław Zdort

Wiesław Zdort

Assistant Camera

Janusz Morgenstern

Janusz Morgenstern

First Assistant Director

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Ashes and Diamonds

19587.4 / 10103 min
Drama, War, Romance

Overview

Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers

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.