The third part of a massive trilogy dedicated to the youth of Poland in the Second World War. In this extract the action takes place in the late afternoon preceeding the Communist liberation. The hero, Maciek, leads the resistance group, which owes allegiance to the Polish National Government exiled in London. His orders are to assassinate the new Communist District Secretary, Szczuka. Based on the book “Ashes and diamonds” by Jerzy Andrzejewski.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000598
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Poland
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Poland
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)