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A Generation

1955 · 87 min · War · Drama

Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives.

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Creators

Andrzej Wajda — Director

Top cast

Tadeusz Łomnicki portraitTadeusz ŁomnickiStanisław 'Bartek' MazurUrszula Modrzyńska portraitUrszula ModrzyńskaEwa 'Dorota'Tadeusz Janczar portraitTadeusz JanczarJasio KroneJanusz Paluszkiewicz portraitJanusz PaluszkiewiczSekułaRyszard Kotys portraitRyszard KotysJacekRoman Polanski portraitRoman PolanskiMundekLudwik Benoit portraitLudwik BenoitGrzesioZofia Czerwińska portraitZofia CzerwińskaBarkeeper LolaZbigniew Cybulski portraitZbigniew CybulskiKostekTadeusz Fijewski portraitTadeusz FijewskiGerman Guard in a Sawmill

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