Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Language
- Polish
- Country
- Poland
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Polish — subtitles on.
The story
After escaping across Europe from Stalag camp, Dolas's ride to Cyprus is stopped when his ship in sunk by an Italian submarine. Although he and some of his fellow sailors are rescued by an Allied ship, they find themselves conscripted into the French Foreign Legion in Beirut, Dolas becoming a cook.
- world war ii
- mistaken identity
- coincidence
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Marian Kociniak
Franciszek Dolas
Krystyna Borowicz
Brothel Madame
Anna Gębicka
Dancer
Piotr Fronczewski
Italian Sodier
- Wacław Kowalski — Kiedros
- Kazimierz Rudzki — Captain Ralf Peacoock
- Jan Świderski — Letoux
- Leonard Andrzejewski — Foreign Legion Soldier
- Richard Berthon — British Corporal
- Witold Kałuski — Italian Captain
- Andrzej Krasicki — Ship Captain
- Zdzisław Kuźniar — Dimo Stojadinovic
- Lech Ordon — Sergeant Hopkins
- Zdzisław Maklakiewicz — Italian Soldier
- Kazimierz Pawlak
- Directed
- Tadeusz Chmielewski
- Written
- Tadeusz Chmielewski
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 76 ratings
- Studio
- PRF "Zespoły Filmowe"
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1970 · You’re hereHow I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms
Where it starts.
How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
1970
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
