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Westerplatte Resists

Westerplatte Resists (1967)

1h 31m | PG-13

⭐ 6.8 / 10

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.

Director: Stanisław Różewicz

Studio: Zespół Filmowy "Rytm"

Genre: War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Zygmunt Hübner

Zygmunt Hübner

as Maj. Henryk Sucharski

Arkadiusz Bazak

Arkadiusz Bazak

as Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski

Tadeusz Schmidt

Tadeusz Schmidt

as Ens. Jan Gryczman

Józef Nowak

Józef Nowak

as Cpl. Piotr Buder

Tadeusz Pluciński

Tadeusz Pluciński

as Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński

Bogusz Bilewski

Bogusz Bilewski

as Capt. Mieczysław Słaby, Medical Officer