Dark River (1974)
Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs.
Director:
Sylwester Szyszko
Writer:
Sylwester Szyszko
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Maciej Góraj as Zenek Stankiewicz |
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Alicja Jachiewicz as Hela |
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Wanda Neumann as Władka Stankiewicz-Zurych |
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Ryszarda Hanin as Stankiewiczowa |
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Zygmunt Malanowicz as Janek Zurych |
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Bolesław Płotnicki as Ludwik Stankiewicz |
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Franciszek Pieczka as Mateusz |
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Ryszard Pietruski as Aleksander |
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Andrzej Jurczak as Benek |
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Franciszek Trzeciak as Roman Stankiewicz |
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Irena Orska as Pawlakowa |
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Jerzy Kamas as Prosecutor |
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Kazimierz Dejunowicz as Zurych |
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Józef Pieracki as Priest |
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Tadeusz Teodorczyk as Stanioch |
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Małgorzata Potocka as Hanka |
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Andrzej Fedorowicz as Prosecutor's Substitute |
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Barbara Nowakowska as Józef's Wife |
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Marian Wojtczak as Józef Stankiewicz |
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Zbigniew Bielski as Militiaman at Wedding (uncredited) |
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Jerzy Aleksander Braszka as Stelmach (uncredited) |
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Jerzy Grałek as Soldier Stopping Hela (uncredited) |
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Józef Grzeszczak as Militiaman (uncredited) |
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Lech Jagiełło as Sexton (uncredited) |
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Edward Kusztal as Guard (uncredited) |
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Włodzimierz Kwaskowski as Delegate (uncredited) |
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Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski as Delegate (uncredited) |
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Józef Łodyński as Delegate (uncredited) |
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Kazimierz Michalski as Railwayman |
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Czesław Przybyła as lekarz (nie występuje w napisach) |
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Ryszard Sadowski as Militiaman on Horse (uncredited) |
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Zygmunt Wiaderny as Second Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Writing | Jerzy Grzymkowski | Novel |
| Sound | Mikołaj Kompan-Altman | Sound |
| Editing | Kazimierz Libin | Editor |
| Art | Andrzej Borecki | Production Design |
| Camera | Maciej Kijowski | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Janusz Krasiński | Dialogue |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teodor Grymaszewski | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Wiesław Grzelczak | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jerzy Maksymiuk | Music |
| Directing | Sylwester Szyszko | Director |
| Writing | Sylwester Szyszko | Screenplay |
| Production | Czesław Jacenko | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Euzebia Rubaszewska | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Arkadiusz Orłowski | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Jerzy Pietrzyk | Assistant Production Manager |
| Editing | Elżbieta Dzięcioł | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Janusz Sosnowski | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Henryk Depczyk | Assistant Director |
| Art | Jerzy Zieliński | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Wera Karmowska | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mieczysław Popławski | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jerzy Karwowski | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Danuta Polis | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Jerzy Maksymiuk | Conductor |
| Sound | Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz | Music Consultant |
| Camera | Jan Górski | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Kazimierz Pawlak | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Wacław Dybowski | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jerzy Szczecinski | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Józef Tomporek | Sound Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Grabowska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Janusz Kuźmicz | Production Consultant |
| Production | Czesław Dziumowicz | Production Consultant |
| Crew | Józef Grzeszczak | Stunts |