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Feature film — 1955

A Generation (1955)

6.91h 27mWar — Drama

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.

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Director: Andrzej Wajda

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Cast & crew

Tadeusz Łomnicki as Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur

Urszula Modrzyńska as Ewa 'Dorota'

Urszula Modrzyńska

Ewa 'Dorota'

Tadeusz Janczar as Jasio Krone

Tadeusz Janczar

Jasio Krone

Janusz Paluszkiewicz as Sekuła

Janusz Paluszkiewicz

Sekuła

Ryszard Kotys as Jacek

Ryszard Kotys

Jacek

Roman Polanski as Mundek

Roman Polanski

Mundek

Ludwik Benoit as Grzesio

Ludwik Benoit

Grzesio

Zofia Czerwińska as Barkeeper Lola

Zofia Czerwińska

Barkeeper Lola

Zbigniew Cybulski as Kostek

Zbigniew Cybulski

Kostek

Tadeusz Fijewski as German Guard in a Sawmill

Tadeusz Fijewski

German Guard in a Sawmill

Zygmunt Hobot as Abram

Zygmunt Hobot

Abram

Cezary Julski as Coach Driver

Cezary Julski

Coach Driver

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