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Westerplatte Resists (1967)

Westerplatte Resists (1967)

Drama War
Release Date: 1967, September 1
Directors: Stanisław Różewicz
Countries: Poland
Production: Zespół Filmowy "Rytm"
Cast: Marian Glinka, Zdzisław Mrożewski, Michał Gazda, Piotr Fronczewski, Włodzimierz Press, Marian Opania, Adam Kwiatkowski, Witold Dębicki, Ryszard Ronczewski, Lech Ordon, Stefan Szmidt, Jerzy Molga

Overview:

Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.

Keywords:

world war ii invasion nazi poland