Ashes and Diamonds

Name: Ashes and Diamonds
Genre: Drama, War, Romance
Released: 1958-10-03
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżynski, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumił Kobiela

1958·Movie·103 min·★ 7.4(280)

DramaWarRomance

“Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers”

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.

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About Ashes and Diamonds

Ashes and Diamonds is a 1958 Polish-language drama, war and romance film directed by Andrzej Wajda. The cast is led by Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżynski. It has a runtime of 1h 43m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel.

Ashes and Diamonds was produced by Zespół Filmowy Kadr and made in Poland. It was released on October 3, 1958.

Director: Andrzej Wajda
Writers: Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Andrzejewski
Release date: October 3, 1958
Original language: Polish
Status: Released
Country: Poland
Production: Zespół Filmowy Kadr

#polish resistance#world war ii#soviet military#black and white#post war#post world war ii#post-war poland

Ashes and Diamonds cast & crew

Ashes and Diamonds was directed by Andrzej Wajda and written by Andrzej Wajda and Jerzy Andrzejewski.

The cast features Zbigniew Cybulski as Maciek Chełmicki, Ewa Krzyżewska as Krystyna Rozbicka, Wacław Zastrzeżynski as Szczuka, Adam Pawlikowski as Andrzej Kossecki, Bogumił Kobiela as Drewnowski, and Jan Ciecierski as Porter.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Jerzy Wójcik.

Is Ashes and Diamonds worth watching?

Ashes and Diamonds holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 280 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 43m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, war, and romance, Ashes and Diamonds is worth a place on your watchlist.

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