Movie
Men of the Blue Cross (1955)
Błękitny krzyż
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.
- Production
- Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych
Cast
17 people
S
Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica
as Himself
S
Stanisław Wawrytko
as Rescuer
S
Stanisław Marusarz
S
Stanisław Gąsienica
as Lasa
J
Józef Wawrytko
R
Roman Hoły
S
Stefan Joniak
J
Jakub Wawrytko
A
Andrzej Walczak
J
Jan Krzystaniak