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Men of the Blue Cross (1955)

Men of the Blue Cross (1955)

Drama War
Release Date: 1955, October 12
Directors: Andrzej Munk
Countries: Poland
Production: Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych
Cast: Gustaw Holoubek, Wojciech Siemion, Ludwik Ziemblic, Elzbieta Polkowska, Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica, Stanisław Wawrytko, Stanisław Gąsienica

Overview:

The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.

Keywords:

world war ii rescue behind enemy lines