The Attempt (1959)
Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried out by the student underground resistance group to execute the hated SS General Franz Kutchera.
Director:
Jerzy Passendorfer
Writer:
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
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Bożena Kurowska as Marta |
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Grażyna Staniszewska as Krysia |
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Zbigniew Cynkutis as Zbyszek Zawada |
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Andrzej Kostenko as The Big |
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Roman Kłosowski as The Little |
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Tadeusz Łomnicki as Marek |
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Andrzej May as Kazik "Czarny" |
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Stanisław Mikulski as Jacek |
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Jerzy Nasierowski as Kajtek |
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Jerzy Pichelski as "Doctor Maks" |
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Wojciech Siemion as "Ryś" |
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Michał Szewczyk as "Eagle" |
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Tomasz Zaliwski as Olek |
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Jan Dębski as |
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Halina Drohocka as "Czarny's Mother" |
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Irena Jaglarzowa as Tram Passenger Helping "Ryś" |
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Witold Kałuski as Doctor |
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Jan Kobuszewski as Jurek |
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Tadeusz Kosudarski as Gendarme Patrol Officer |
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Irena Malkiewicz as Krysia's Mother |
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Bernard Michalski as |
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Jerzy Molga as Resistance Member at the Hospital Evacuation |
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Adam Mularczyk as Mr Józef |
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Sylwia Nowosielska as |
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Roman Ordeński as Stolen Car Driver |
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Tadeusz Ordeyg as German Soldier looking at the Resistance Car |
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Zbigniew Oksza as Paramedic carrying "Czarny" |
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Ryszard Piekarski as |
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Kalina Pieńkiewicz as |
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Bożena Pietraszek as |
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Rudolf Ratschka as Doctor taking care of "Ryś" and "Kolos" |
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Juliusz Roland as Tram Conductor |
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Witold Skaruch as Grenade Maker |
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Krystyna Szerenkowska as Nina |
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Danuta Wodyńska as Basement Owner |
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Marian Czyżewski as Dawidek (uncredited) |
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Seweryn Dalecki as (uncredited) |
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Stefania Iwińska as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Lech Lorentowicz as Blood Transfusion Doctor (uncredited) |
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Bogdan Łysakowski as Drunk Soldier's Friend (uncredited) |
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Wawrzyniec Trybala-Olszewski as Soldier in a Hospital (uncredited) |
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Romuald Walter as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Mieczysław Waśkowski as (uncredited) |
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Zygmunt Wiaderny as Soldier hassling Nina (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jerzy Passendorfer | Director |
| Directing | Kazimierz Kutz | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lech Lorentowicz | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marian Zietkiewicz | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Andrzej Gronau | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Zdzislaw Borowczyk | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Leon Jankowski | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lidia Rzeszewska | Costume Assistant |
| Sound | Adam Okapiec | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Alina Faflik | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jerzy Pękalski | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Antoni Kieda | Unit Manager |
| Production | Tadeusz Waszak | Unit Manager |
| Production | Tadeusz Chojnacki | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefan Szczepanski | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Śmiech | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Albin Wejman | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Cecylia Wróblewska | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Halina Dobrowolska | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Kazimierz Gaszewski | Production Manager |
| Sound | Henryk Debich | Conductor |
| Directing | Eugenia Jaśkiewicz | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jerzy Stefan Stawiński | Screenplay |
| Production | Michał Issajewicz | Production Consultant |
| Camera | Jerzy Lipman | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Adam Walaciński | Music |
| Sound | Leszek Wronko | Sound |
| Editing | Czesław Raniszewski | Editor |
| Art | Anatol Radzinowicz | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerzy Szeski | Costume Design |