How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1970-04-02
Runtime: 86 mins
Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski
Spoken language: , Deutsch, Polski
Genres: Comedy, War, Adventure
Original title: How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Production Companies: PRF "Zespoły Filmowe"
Production Countries: Poland
Cast
Marian Kociniak
Janina Borońska
Adam Cyprian
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Zdzisław Kuźniar
Józef Łodyński
Jarosław Skulski
Tomasz Zaliwski
Elżbieta Starostecka
Emil Karewicz
Henryk Łapiński
Stanisław Milski
Kazimierz Talarczyk
Janusz Ziejewski
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