

Warsaw, September 1944. On the eastern bank of the Vistula, a group of civilians live in a house cut off from the fighting across the river. Tadeusz, a young poet who has lost both legs, struggles with his helplessness as the Warsaw Uprising continues. His younger brother Witek dreams of crossing the river to join the fight, while Tadeusz grows closer to Katarzyna. As soldiers, refugees and resistance fighters pass through the house, its inhabitants confront the devastation of war and the uncertain future of a country caught between two worlds.
Directed by Tadeusz Kijański
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Released
September 1, 1980
1h 10m
Polish

Henryk Talar
Tadeusz

Ewa Borowik
Katarzyna

Edmund Fetting
Professor

Jerzy Kamas
Major "Kazimierz"

Emil Karewicz
Lieutenant "Florian"

Anna Milewska
Tadeusz and Witek's Mother
Erwin Nowiaszak
Szulc

Andrzej Precigs
Witek

Mieczysław Voit
Samuel Blum

Wiesław Gołas
Soldier

Eugeniusz Kamiński
Resistance fighter

Katarzyna Łaniewska
Fugitive

Tomasz Zaliwski
Polish Army Lieutenant

Bogusław Sar
Szulc's translator
Stanisław Symonowicz

Wojciech Zagórski

Wiktor Zborowski
Soldier
Stefania Błońska
Joanna Ciemniewska

Marek Dąbrowski
German Soldier