A Generation

Andrzej Wajda
1955-01-26


6.8
87 min

Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tadeusz Łomnicki Stanisław Mazur "Bartek" Unowned
Urszula Modrzyńska Ewa "Dorota" Unowned
Tadeusz Janczar Jasio Krone Unowned
Janusz Paluszkiewicz Sekuła Unowned
Ryszard Kotys Jacek (as Ryszard Kotas) Unowned
Roman Polanski Mundek Unowned
Ludwik Benoit Grzesio Unowned
Zofia Czerwińska Barkeeper Lola Unowned
Zbigniew Cybulski Kostek Unowned
Tadeusz Fijewski German Guard in a Sawmill Unowned
Zygmunt Hobot Abram Unowned
Cezary Julski Coach Driver Unowned
Bronisław Kassowski Waldemar Berg Unowned
August Kowalczyk Priest Unowned
Jerzy Krasowski AK Major Unowned
Zenon Laurentowski Carpentry Shop Worker Unowned
Stanisław Milski Caretaker Krone Unowned
Juliusz Roland "Kaczor" Unowned
Hanna Skarżanka Antoniowa Unowned
Janusz Ściwiarski Ryszard Berg Unowned
Kazimierz Wichniarz Werkschutz Unowned
Zygmunt Zintel Meister Ziarno Unowned
Ryszard Ber Zyzik (uncredited) Unowned
Bronisław Dardziński Szymon (uncredited) Unowned
Kazimierz Dębicki Alcohol Salesman (uncredited) Unowned
Julian Dziedzina Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited) Unowned
Wiesław Gołas German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited) Unowned
Jerzy Gruza Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited) Unowned
Monika Gutman Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited) Unowned
Zofia Jamry Storekeeper (uncredited) Unowned
Mieczysław Kalenik SS Soldier (uncredited) Unowned
Bogumił Kobiela Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited) Unowned
Henryk Kucharski Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited) Unowned
Kazimierz Kutz GL Member (uncredited) Unowned
Jan Machulski GL Member (uncredited) Unowned
Franciszek Pieczka German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited) Unowned
Kazimierz Stankiewicz Stach's Neighbor (uncredited) Unowned
Henryk Staszewski Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited) Unowned
Stanisław Stojko GL Member (uncredited) Unowned
Janusz Strachocki Worker (uncredited) Unowned
Mieczysław Waśkowski (uncredited) Unowned
Danuta Wodyńska Franusiowa (uncredited) Unowned
Stefan Wroncki (uncredited) Unowned