General and Daisies (1963)
A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.
Director: Mikheil Chiaureli
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Bruno O'Ya as Vladec Lekhovski |
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Veriko Anjaparidze as Marta Funk |
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Sofiko Chiaureli as Zosia |
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Andrei Abrikosov as Gardener |
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Nikolai Bogolyubov as Field Marshal |
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Vladimir Druzhnikov as Dobrov |
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Herberts Zommers as General Hoikhler |
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Sergei Karnovich-Valua as Cweigel |
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Arturs Dimiters as Senator Darck |
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Alfreds Videnieks as General Donald |
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Olev Eskola as Shnorke |
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Otar Koberidze as Navigating Officer Raner Peter |
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Aleksei Smirnov as Wolfgang Funk |
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Leonid Tkachyov as |
| Writing | Aleksandr Filimonov | Writer |
| Writing | Nikolay Shpanov | Novel |
| Directing | Mikheil Chiaureli | Director |
| Writing | Nikolay Shpanov | Writer |
| Writing | Mikheil Chiaureli | Co-Writer |
| Camera | Giorgi Chelidze | Director of Photography |
| Art | Revaz Mirzashvili | Production Design |
| Sound | Aleqsi Machavariani | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | I. Tarkhnishvili | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Otar Gegechkori | Sound Director |
| Directing | Aleksandre Lortkipanidze | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Vasili Dolenko | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Zaza Gudavadze | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Igor Amasiiski | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Giorgi Useinashvili | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | R. Vashadze | VFX Artist |
| Writing | Melor Sturua | Script Consultant |
| Crew | V. Remizov | Military Consultant |
| Writing | Aleksandr Makharadze | Script Editor |
| Sound | Leonid Vigner | Conductor |
| Production | Vakhtang Oziashvili | Executive Producer |