A Generation

6.9
  • Genre: WarDrama
  • Run time: 87 min
  • Premiere: 1955. January 26.

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. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.

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Tadeusz Łomnicki

Stanisław 'Bartek' Mazur

Urszula Modrzyńska

Ewa 'Dorota'

Tadeusz Janczar

Jasio Krone

Zofia Czerwińska

Barkeeper Lola

Tadeusz Fijewski

German Guard in a Sawmill

Cezary Julski

Coach Driver

Bronisław Kassowski

Waldemar Berg

Zenon Laurentowski

Carpentry Shop Worker

Stanisław Milski

Caretaker Krone

Juliusz Roland

"Kaczor"

Janusz Ściwiarski

Ryszard Berg

Zygmunt Zintel

Meister Ziarno

Ryszard Ber

Zyzik (uncredited)

Bronisław Dardziński

Szymon (uncredited)

Kazimierz Dębicki

Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)

Julian Dziedzina

Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas

German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Jerzy Gruza

Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)

Monika Gutman

Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)

Zofia Jamry

Storekeeper (uncredited)

Mieczysław Kalenik

SS Soldier (uncredited)

Bogumił Kobiela

Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Henryk Kucharski

Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)

Kazimierz Kutz

GL Member (uncredited)

Jan Machulski

GL Member (uncredited)

Franciszek Pieczka

German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)

Henryk Staszewski

Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)

Stanisław Stojko

GL Member (uncredited)

Janusz Strachocki

Worker (uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska

Franusiowa (uncredited)

Stefan Wroncki

(uncredited)

Art

Roman Mann

Production Design

Józef Galewski

Set Decoration

Jerzy Skrzepiński

Set Decoration

Aleksander Ford

Creative Director

Camera

Jerzy Lipman

Director of Photography

Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz

Camera Operator

Czesław Grabowski

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Jerzy Szeski

Costume Design

Zdzislaw Papierz

Makeup Artist

Stefan Szczepanski

Assistant Makeup Artist

Directing

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Konrad Nałęcki

First Assistant Director

Kazimierz Kutz

Assistant Director

Maria Pietrzak

Script Supervisor

Editing

Anna Rubińska

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Jozef Ciecwirek

Lighting Technician

Production

Ignacy Taub

Production Manager

Roman Kowalski

Unit Manager

Zygmunt Rybarski

Unit Manager

Romuald Hajnberg

Unit Manager

Sound

Zygmunt Nowak

Assistant Sound Engineer

Józef Tomporek

Assistant Sound Engineer

Writing

Bohdan Czeszko

Screenplay

Art

Roman Mann

Production Design

Józef Galewski

Set Decoration

Jerzy Skrzepiński

Set Decoration

Aleksander Ford

Creative Director

Camera

Jerzy Lipman

Director of Photography

Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz

Camera Operator

Czesław Grabowski

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Jerzy Szeski

Costume Design

Zdzislaw Papierz

Makeup Artist

Stefan Szczepanski

Assistant Makeup Artist

Directing

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Konrad Nałęcki

First Assistant Director

Kazimierz Kutz

Assistant Director

Maria Pietrzak

Script Supervisor

Editing

Anna Rubińska

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Jozef Ciecwirek

Lighting Technician

Production

Ignacy Taub

Production Manager

Roman Kowalski

Unit Manager

Zygmunt Rybarski

Unit Manager

Romuald Hajnberg

Unit Manager

Sound

Zygmunt Nowak

Assistant Sound Engineer

Józef Tomporek

Assistant Sound Engineer

Writing

Bohdan Czeszko

Screenplay