Popiół i Diament (Ashes & Diamonds) (1958) Poland
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Director:Andrzej Wajda
Studio:Arrow Films
Producer:David Foster, Mitchell Brower, Gordon T. Dawson
Writer:Jerzy Andrzejewski, Andrzej Wajda
Rated:12 years and older
Date Added:2014-09-11
UPC:5027035006505
Price:£22.99
Awards:Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards, Another 1 win
Genre:Drama, War
Release:2011-10-01
IMDb:0052080
Duration:1
Picture Format:1080p 24fps AVC MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
Sound:Mono
Languages:Polish LPCM 2.0
Subtitles:English
Features:DISC ONE (Blu-Ray)
*The Film
• "Andrzej Wajda on Ashes and Diamonds" - featurette (HD - 25:17 min)

DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film

comprehensive Illustrated booklet by writer and film historian Michael Brooke, including new writing on the film, a re-print of Marek Hendrykowsk's monograph on Ashes and Diamonds, Andrzej Wajda's lecture on "Cinema: Past and Present" and more.
Artwork presentation packaging including three original posters and a newly commissioned artwork cover.
Andrzej Wajda  ...  (Director)
Jerzy Andrzejewski, Andrzej Wajda  ...  (Writer)
 
Zbigniew Cybulski  ...  Maciek Chelmicki
Ewa Krzyzewska  ...  Krystyna
Waclaw Zastrzezynski  ...  Szczuka
Adam Pawlikowski  ...  Andrzej
Bogumil Kobiela  ...  Drewnowski
Jan Ciecierski  ...  Portier
Stanislaw Milski  ...  Pieniazek
Artur Mlodnicki  ...  Kotowicz
Halina Kwiatkowska  ...  Staniewiczowa
Ignacy Machowski  ...  Waga
Zbigniew Skowronski  ...  Slomka
Barbara Krafftówna  ...  Stefka (as Barbara Kraftówna)
Aleksander Sewruk  ...  Swiecki
Zofia Czerwinska  ...  Barmaid Lili
Wiktor Grotowicz  ...  Franek Pawlicki (as W. Grotowicz)
Irena Orzecka  ...  Jurgieluszka (as I. Orzewska)
Mieczyslaw Loza  ...  Smolarski (as M. Loza)
Halina Siekierko  ...  Puciatycka (as H. Siekierko)
Tadeusz Kalinowski  ...  Wejchert (as T. Kalinowski)
Grazyna Staniszewska  ...  Hanka Lewicka (as G. Staniszewska)
Ferdynand Matysik  ...  Staszek Gawlik (as E. Matysik)
Jerzy Adamczak  ...  Maj. Wrona (as J. Adamczyk)
Józef Pieracki  ...  Puciatycki (as J. Pieracki)
Adolf Chronicki  ...  Podgórski (as A. Chronicki)
Juliusz Grabowski  ...  Musician (uncredited)
Jerzy Jogalla  ...  Marek Szczuka (uncredited)
Ryszard Pietruski  ...  Worker in the Crowd (uncredited)
Steve McQueen  ...  Doc McCoy
Ali MacGraw  ...  Carol McCoy
Ben Johnson  ...  Jack Beynon
Sally Struthers  ...  Fran Clinton
Al Lettieri  ...  Rudy Butler
Slim Pickens  ...  Cowboy
Richard Bright  ...  The Thief
Jack Dodson  ...  Harold Clinton
Dub Taylor  ...  Laughlin
Bo Hopkins  ...  Frank Jackson
Roy Jenson  ...  Cully
John Bryson  ...  The Accountant
Bill Hart  ...  Swain
Tom Runyon  ...  Hayhoe
Whitney Jones  ...  The Soldier
Raymond King  ...  Boy on the Train
Ivan Thomas  ...  Boy on the Train
C.W. White  ...  Boy's Mother
Brenda W. King  ...  Boy's Mother
W. Dee Kutach  ...  Parole Board Chairman
Brick Lowry  ...  Parole Board Commissioner
Martin Colley  ...  McCoy's Lawyer
O.S. Savage  ...  Field Captain
Dick Crockett  ...  Bank Guard
A.L. Camp  ...  Hardware Store Owner
Bob Veal  ...  TV Shop Proprietor
Bruce Bissonette  ...  Sporting Goods Salesman
Maggie Gonzalez  ...  Carhop
Jim Kannon  ...  Cannon
Doug Dudley  ...  Max
Stacy Newton  ...  Stacy
Tommy Bush  ...  Cowboy's Helper (as Tom Bush)
Margaret Mazzola  ...  Car Hop #1 (uncredited)
Hal Smith  ...  Various Radio Announcers (uncredited)
Tommy Splittgerber  ...  Train Station Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Summary: Maciek, a young Resistance fighter, is ordered to kill Szczuka, a Communist district leader, on the last day of World War II. Though killing has been easy for him in the past, Szczuka was a fellow soldier, and Maciek must decide whether to follow his orders.