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Men of the Blue Cross

Men of the Blue Cross

War, Drama

55m

October 12, 1955 (69 years ago)

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica

Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica

Himself

Birthday: January 31, 1887

68 September 20, 1967 (80)
Stanisław Wawrytko

Stanisław Wawrytko

Rescuer

Birthday: -

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Stanisław Marusarz

Stanisław Marusarz

-

Birthday: June 16, 1913

42 October 29, 1993 (80)
Stanisław Gąsienica

Stanisław Gąsienica

Lasa

Birthday: -

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Ludwik Ziemblic

Ludwik Ziemblic

Doctor Juraj

Birthday: August 20, 1895

60 November 2, 1987 (92)
Józef Krzeptowski

Józef Krzeptowski

-

Birthday: -

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Józef Wawrytko

Józef Wawrytko

-

Birthday: -

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Wojciech Siemion

Wojciech Siemion

Soviet Major

Birthday: July 30, 1928

27 April 24, 2010 (81)
Elzbieta Polkowska

Elzbieta Polkowska

Bożenka

Birthday: -

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Tadeusz Gasienica-Giewont--