Ashes and diamonds

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Kanopy (Firm)

Language:

Polish

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war.

World War, 1939-1945.

Soldiers--Poland--Drama.

Soldiers.

Genre:

Feature films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 103 minutes) digital, .flv file, sound

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2014

System Details:

digital

video file MPEG-4 Flash

Summary:

On the last day of World War II in a small town somewhere in Poland, Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new Poland. In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki, who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming commissar. But a mistake stalls his progress and leads him to Krystyna, a beautiful barmaid who gives him a glimpse of what his life could be. Gorgeously photographed and brilliantly performed, Ashes and diamonds masterfully interweaves the fate of a nation with that of one man, resulting in one of the most important Polish films of all time

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Originally produced by Criterion Collection/Janus Films in 1958

OCLC:

897772507

Publisher Number:

1113215 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license