War Trilogy. The - Three Films By Andrzej Wajda (Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)

Directed by Andrzej Wajda

Starring: Tadeusz Lomnicki, Ursula Mordzynska, Roman Polanski, Tadeusz Janczar, Zbigniew Cybulski, Teresa Izewska, Emil Karewicz, Wladyslaw Sheybal, Stanislaw Mikulski, Adam Pawlikowski, Tadeusz Gwiadowski, Zofia Lindorf, Janina Jablonowska, Ewa Krzyzanowska, Bogumil Kobiela, Waclaw Zastrzezynski, Teresa Berezowska
Contributors: Stanislaw Adler, Bohdan Czeszko, Jerzy Stawinski, Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Markowski, Jan Krenz, Jerzy Lipman, Jerzy Wójcik
Studio: Second Run
Genre: World Cinema
Main Language: Polish
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 5 Dec 2022
Originally Issued: 1958
No of Discs: 3
BBFC Cert: (12) Suitable for 12 years and over.
Run Time: 280 minutes

Description

Triple bill of Polish war dramas directed by Andrzej Wajda. In 'A Generation' (1955) a young man (Tadeusz Lomnicki) decides to fight against the Nazis after falling for a pretty Resistance leader. His first mission is to assist escapees during the Warsaw uprising, but his early teenage enthusiasm turns sour as the war progresses.

In 'Kanal' (1957) the Poles in Warsaw descend into the sewers to escape the Nazis. Journeying through the 'Kanal', the psychological pressures to which they are subjected as an oppressed race result in outpourings of extreme emotion, from generosity of spirit to pettiness and fear. Finally, in 'Ashes and Diamonds' (1958), on the day the war ends, young Nationalist underground member Maciek (Zbigniew Cybulski), who has remained steadfastly loyal to the British government throughout the Nazi occupation, is ordered to kill the new local Communist leader.

His outlook is changed as he waits overnight in a hotel when he meets and falls in love with a young girl (Ewa Krzyzanowska).

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Interviews: Andrzej Wajda (director)
• Commentary: Audio commentaries on all three films by Michael Brooke