H.M. Deserters (1986)
Set in 1918, this World War I drama follows a group of Austro-Hungarian soldiers—Czechs, Jews, Italians, and others—confined in a provincial barracks under German officers. Subjected to the cruelty of a sadistic lieutenant, they rebel, humiliate him, and later attempt escape. Disguised as guards for veterinary surgeons in Budapest, the deserters are eventually recaptured and returned for court-martial, forced once more to face their tormentor.
Director:
Janusz Majewski
Writers:
Janusz Majewski, Pavel Hajný.
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Marek Kondrat as Jan Kania |
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Wiktor Zborowski as Moryc Haber |
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Krzysztof Kowalewski as Szef kompanii |
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Wojciech Pokora as von Nogay |
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Zoltán Bezerédy as Benedek |
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Anna Gornostaj as Mitzi |
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Kalina Jędrusik as Madame Elli, kierowniczka domu publicznego |
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Jerzy Michotek as kucharz Koperka |
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Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski as Giuseppe Baldini, włoski jeniec wojenny (ordynans von Nogaya) |
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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as kapitan Wagner |
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Janusz Bukowski as kapral Ulmbach |
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Marek Frąckowiak as kapral Bernstein |
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Stefan Friedmann as fotograf Kurz |
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Edward Dziewoński as lekarz |
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Leon Niemczyk as wachmistrz żandarmerii |
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Róbert Koltai as Chudej, czeski drukarz z Pragi |
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Marzena Trybała as kochanka von Nogaya |
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Mariusz Dmochowski as generał |
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Grażyna Trela as Ruda |
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Olgierd Łukaszewicz as słowacki dezerter z lasu |
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Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski as oficer przy transporcie koni |
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Jan Jurewicz as żołnierz-oferma |
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Paweł Unrug as weteran |
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Lech Ordon as Feldfebel w burdelu |
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Jan Orsza-Łukasiewicz as starszy pan |
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Andrzej Grąziewicz as asysta generała (pułkownik) |
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Jan Piechociński as asysta generała (porucznik) |
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Maria Kaniewska as pianistka |
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Elżbieta Borkowska-Szukszta as panienka |
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Tadeusz Chudecki as ordynans kapitana Wagnera |
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Edward Żentara as porucznik |
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Wiesław Drzewicz as profesor w burdelu |
| Directing | Janusz Majewski | Director |
| Camera | Witold Adamek | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ewa Braun | Interior Designer |
| Art | Andrzej Haliński | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zsuzsa Pártényi | Costume Design |
| Sound | Miklósné Miklós | Music Consultant |
| Editing | Elżbieta Kurkowska | Editor |
| Sound | György Selmeczi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Maria Osiecka-Kuminek | Interior Designer |
| Art | Tamás Breier | Interior Designer |
| Writing | Kazimierz Sejda | Novel |
| Art | László Kovács | Props |
| Sound | Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Stanisław Piotrowski | Sound |
| Writing | Janusz Majewski | Dialogue |
| Art | Gabor Dora | Production Design |
| Sound | Gábor Erdélyi | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grażyna Dąbrowska | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Zygmunt Nowak | Sound Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liliana Gałązka | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Zdzisław Szostak | Conductor |
| Art | Paweł Patronik | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renata Wlasow | Costume Design |
| Art | Włodzimierz Wichniewicz | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Brus | Costume Design |
| Writing | Janusz Majewski | Screenplay |
| Writing | Pavel Hajný | Screenplay |
