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How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

Genres
Comedy
War
Adventure
Rating
7.6
StatusReleased
LanguagesDeutschPolski
CountriesPoland
Release Date1970-04-02
Runtime86 mins

Overview

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.

Cast & Crew

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Marian Kociniak

as Franciszek Dolas

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Janina Borońska

as Elżbieta

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Adam Cyprian

as Gulke's Brother

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Wirgiliusz Gryń

as Józek Kryska

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Zdzisław Kuźniar

as Dimo Stojadinovic

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Józef Łodyński

as Stoker

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Jarosław Skulski

as Colonel

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Tomasz Zaliwski

as Yugoslavian Officer

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Elżbieta Starostecka

as Singer

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Emil Karewicz

as Gestapo Officer in Austria

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Henryk Łapiński

as Wladysław Wachocki

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Stanisław Milski

as German General

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Kazimierz Talarczyk

as Woydyłło

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Janusz Ziejewski

as Feldfebel

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Ludwik Benoit

as Innkeeper (uncredited)

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Zbigniew Bielski

as Soldier selling Sausages (uncredited)

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Jerzy Block

as Bolek (uncredited)

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Adolf Chronicki

as Polish Captain (uncredited)

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Ryszard Dembiński

as German Officer (uncredited)

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Bohdan Ejmont

as Officer in Stalag (uncredited)

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Andrzej Herder

as Hans (uncredited)

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Janusz Kłosiński

as Tavern Keeper (uncredited)

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Eugeniusz Korczarowski

as Officer (uncredited)

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Tadeusz Kosudarski

as (uncredited)

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Jan Paweł Kruk

as Sailor (uncredited)

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Zbigniew Lesień

as Prisoner (uncredited)

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Mieczysław Łoza

as Polish Officer (uncredited)

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Jerzy Moes

as Lieutenant Rogulski (uncredited)

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Leonard Pietraszak

as Pilot (uncredited)

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Leon Pietraszkiewicz

as Herbert Gulke (uncredited)

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Jerzy Rogalski

as Jędrzej Grzyb (uncredited)

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Henryk Staszewski

as Yugoslavian (uncredited)

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Mieczysław Stoor

as General's Adjutant (uncredited)

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Mirosław Szonert

as Gendarme (uncredited)

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Jerzy Szpunar

as Sailor (uncredited)

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Tadeusz Teodorczyk

as Guard (uncredited)

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Bohdan Wróblewski

as Polish Embassy Clerk (uncredited)

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Wojciech Zagórski

as Turk (uncredited)

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Zygmunt Zintel

as Bolek (voice) (uncredited)

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