Ashes and Diamonds

7.4
Moderate
19581h 43m

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Overview

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.

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Zbigniew Cybulski - Maciek Chełmicki in Ashes and Diamonds

Zbigniew Cybulski

Maciek Chełmicki

Ewa Krzyżewska - Krystyna Rozbicka in Ashes and Diamonds

Ewa Krzyżewska

Krystyna Rozbicka

Wacław Zastrzeżynski - Szczuka in Ashes and Diamonds

Wacław Zastrzeżynski

Szczuka

Adam Pawlikowski - Andrzej Kossecki in Ashes and Diamonds

Adam Pawlikowski

Andrzej Kossecki

Bogumił Kobiela - Drewnowski in Ashes and Diamonds

Bogumił Kobiela

Drewnowski

Jan Ciecierski - Porter in Ashes and Diamonds

Jan Ciecierski

Porter

Stanisław Milski - Pieniążek in Ashes and Diamonds

Stanisław Milski

Pieniążek

Artur Młodnicki - Kotowicz in Ashes and Diamonds

Artur Młodnicki

Kotowicz

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Movie Info

Release Date

October 3, 1958

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

R

Genres

Drama, Romance, War

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