Birth Certificate (1961)
Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.
Director:
Stanisław Różewicz
Writers:
Tadeusz Różewicz, Stanisław Różewicz.
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Henryk Hryniewicz as Janek |
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Wojciech Siemion as Józef |
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Edward Mincer as Zbyszek |
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Andrzej Banaszewski as Heniek |
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Pawel Rózewicz as Jacek |
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Beata Barszczewska as Mirka |
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Zofia Małynicz as Refuge Manager |
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Barbara Rachwalska as Woman from the Forester |
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Mieczysław Stoor as German Motocyclist |
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Janusz Kłosiński as Shop Owner |
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Barbara Wałkówna as |
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Stanisław Milski as Neighbour Ciziak |
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Józef Nalberczak as Prisoner of War |
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Tadeusz Schmidt as Gendarme |
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Janusz Ziejewski as German Gendarme |
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Maria Kaniewska as Neighbour Borrowing Oil |
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Jadwiga Kuryluk as Ludka |
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Józef Zbiróg as Banschutz |
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Zbigniew Skowroński as Man in the Street |
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Zdzisław Mrożewski as Doctor Orzechowski |
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Małgorzata Leśniewska as Nurse |
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Mariusz Dmochowski as Gestapo Officer |
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Emil Karewicz as German Doctor |
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Zygmunt Zintel as Interpreter |
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Wanda Łuczycka as Cieślikowa |
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Maria Ciesielska as Teacher Urszula |
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Halina Gryglaszewska as Doctor's Wife |
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Janusz Paluszkiewicz as |
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Adam Kwiatkowski as Passenger on the Train |
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Krystyna Feldman as Farmer (uncredited) |
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Józef Teryks as Farmer (uncredited) |
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Jerzy Hołociński as Boy in the Field (uncredited) |
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Maria Hrobaczewska as (uncredited) |
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Leonard Andrzejewski as Drinking Participant (uncredited) |
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Halina Billing-Wohl as Neighbour (uncredited) |
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Jacek Bławut as Boy in the Field (uncredited) |
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Wanda Jakubińska as Babina (uncredited) |
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Włodzimierz Kwaskowski as Drunk Man with Moustache (uncredited) |
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Bohdana Majda as Drinking Participant (uncredited) |
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Henryk Modrzewski as |
| Directing | Stanisław Różewicz | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irena Kosecka | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Marcinkowska | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Czesław Raniszewski | Editor |
| Art | Tadeusz Wybult | Production Design |
| Sound | Lucjan Kaszycki | Music |
| Editing | Anna Rubińska | Editor |
| Sound | Jan Czerwiński | Sound |
| Art | Leonard Mokicz | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Stanisław Jędryka | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Stanisław Wisłocki | Conductor |
| Camera | Tadeusz Jakuczyn | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Romuald Korczak | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Felicja Blaszynska | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Hieronim Klimczak | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | Kazimierz Madejski | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tadeusz Jaworski | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jerzy Neugebauer | Sound Assistant |
| Writing | Tadeusz Różewicz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stanisław Różewicz | Screenplay |
| Directing | Halina Lachowicz | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Janusz Kubik | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Albina Barańska | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Grzegorz Woźniak | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Konstanty Lewkowicz | Production Manager |
| Production | Wiesław Grzelczak | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Stanisław Loth | Director of Photography |