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Movie Details
Theatrical Release:May 29th, 1961
On DVD & Blu-ray:November 18th, 2003
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Original Language:Polish
Production Companies:WFF Lodz WFF Wroclaw Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Three War Films Collection
In 1999, Polish director Andrzej Wajda received an Honorary Academy Award for his body of work: more than thirty-five feature films, beginning with A Generation in 1955. Wajda’s next film, Kanal, the first ever made about the Warsaw Uprising, won the Special Jury Prize at Cannes and launched Wajda on the path to international renown, a status secured with the release of his masterpiece, Ashes and Diamonds, in 1958. These three groundbreaking films helped usher in the Polish School movement and have often been regarded as a trilogy. But each boldly stands on its own—a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the struggle for personal and national freedom.
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