Movie: How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms

Top 10 Billed Cast

Marian Kociniak
Marian Kociniak

Franciszek Dolas

Krystyna Borowicz
Krystyna Borowicz

Brothel Madame

Anna Gębicka
Anna Gębicka

Dancer

Piotr Fronczewski
Piotr Fronczewski

Italian Sodier

Wacław Kowalski
Wacław Kowalski

Kiedros

Kazimierz Rudzki
Kazimierz Rudzki

Captain Ralf Peacoock

Jan Świderski
Jan Świderski

Letoux

Leonard Andrzejewski
Leonard Andrzejewski

Foreign Legion Soldier

Richard Berthon
Richard Berthon

British Corporal

Witold Kałuski
Witold Kałuski

Italian Captain

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    After escaping across Europe from Stalag camp, Dolas's ride to Cyprus is stopped when his ship in sunk by an Italian submarine. Although he and some of his fellow sailors are rescued by an Allied ship, they find themselves conscripted into the French Foreign Legion in Beirut, Dolas becoming a cook.

  • Release Date

    1970-04-06

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    7.7

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