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Kanal (1957) [N/A]

Release Date:
April 20, 1957

Original Title:
Kanał

Alternate Titles:
Canal
Canalul
Chika suidou
Csatorna
De 63 dage
Der Kanal
I dannati di Varsavia
Ils aimaient la vie
Kanal
Kanal - de förtappades väg
Kanal - kirottujen tie
Kanaly
Kanał
La patrulla de la muerte
Medan döden väntar
Morrer como um Homem
Oi iroes tis Varsovias
The Sewer
They Loved Life
Warschau 1944 - Der Kanal
Zij hielden van het leven
Канал
下水道
카날

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
Zespół Filmowy Kadr

Production Countries:
Poland

Ratings / Certifications:
FI: K-16  NL: 16  SE: 15 

Runtime: 96

The Claustrophobic Nightmare of War

Overview from TheMovieDB

During the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising following World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it's only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However, when they try, they are met only with intense hostility from the Nazis. Despite their attempts stay resolute through immense mental strain, it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be doomed.

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Production

Assistant Camera:
Andrzej Gronau
Czesław Grabowski

Assistant Director:
Janusz Morgenstern
Anita Janeczkowa
Maria Starzeńska

Assistant Editor:
Aurelia Rut

Assistant Makeup Artist:
Halina Ber

Assistant Production Design:
Halina Dobrowolska
Roman Wołyniec

Assistant Production Manager:
Ludwik Hager

Camera Operator:
Jerzy Wójcik

Construction Foreman:
Ignacy Gaworkiewicz

Costume Design:
Jerzy Szeski

Director:
Andrzej Wajda

Director of Photography:
Jerzy Lipman

Editor:
Halina Nawrocka

First Assistant Director:
Kazimierz Kutz

Lighting Technician:
Antoni Tabak

Makeup Artist:
Halina Sieńska

Musician:
Adam Pawlikowski

Original Music Composer:
Jan Krenz

Production Design:
Roman Mann

Production Manager:
Stanisław Adler

Screenplay:
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Set Decoration:
Leonard Mokicz

Short Story:
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Sound:
Józef Bartczak

Sound Assistant:
Roman Brański
Józef Dąbrowski
Adam Okapiec

Unit Manager:
Tadeusz Bierczynski
Zbigniew Brejtkopf
Arkadiusz Orłowski

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