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Battle of Westerplatte (2013) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 4, 2013

Original Title:
Tajemnica Westerplatte

Alternate Titles:
1939 Battle of Westerplatte
1939, Battle of Westerplatte
1939: Westerplatte

Genres:
Drama | History | War

Production Companies:
AG Group
Baltic Film Group
Consus
Film Media
Mila Film
PAY Studio
Papryka i Synowie
Pleograf
Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych

Production Countries:
Lithuania | Poland

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  PL: R 

The True Story of The Beginning of WWII

Overview from TheMovieDB

This harrowing war film is an epic dramatization of the first battle of World War II. The Battle of Westerplatte that began on 1 September 1939 will forever be remembered as the one that announced the beginning of the Second World War in Europe. Over one week, fewer than 200 Polish soldiers fought against heavy German bombardment and in the process came to symbolize the power of resistance. As the violence rages, a complex battle of a more personal nature plays out between two Polish commanders over how to best lead their men. Amid the bloodshed, they must ask themselves – should they fight until the last man standing or surrender in the face of overwhelming odds? What unfolds is a stirring exploration of the fight against the forces of tyranny.

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Production

Casting:
Tomasz Mandes

Director:
Paweł Chochlew

Director of Photography:
Waldemar Szmidt

Music Producer:
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Online Editor:
Piotr Skórka

Orchestrator:
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Original Music Composer:
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Producer:
Daniel Markowicz
Piotr Galon
Włodzimierz Niderhaus
Robert Żołędziewski
Jacek Lipski

Stunt Coordinator:
Tomasz Krzemieniecki

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Daniel Markowicz

Writer:
Paweł Chochlew

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