Ashes and diamonds /
Portrait of a young Polish nationalist assassin who, when World War II ends, finds himself living uncertainly, moving from echoing bars to seedy hotel rooms, finding comfort in a girl and crazy jokes.
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Other Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Video VHS |
Language: | English Polish |
Published: |
Los Angeles, Calif. :
Embassy Home Entertainment,
[1986]
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Series: | International collection.
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Summary: | Portrait of a young Polish nationalist assassin who, when World War II ends, finds himself living uncertainly, moving from echoing bars to seedy hotel rooms, finding comfort in a girl and crazy jokes. |
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Item Description: | Polish dialog with English subtitles. Videocassette released of the 1958 motion picture. Based on the novel of the same title by Jerzy Andrzejewski. Videorecording. |
Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in. |
Format: | VHS. |
Audience: | Polish |
Awards: | Venice Film Festival '59: International Film Critics Award ; British Film Critics Guild '59: Best Foreign Film. |
Production Credits: | Director, Andrzej Wajda ; screenplay, Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Andrzejewski ; photography, Jerzy Wojcik ; music, Filip Nowak. |