Movie: The Hours of Hope

Top 10 Billed Cast

Zbigniew Józefowicz
Zbigniew Józefowicz

Captain Walek

Krystyna Kamieńska
Krystyna Kamieńska

Doctor Anna

Stanisław Mikulski
Stanisław Mikulski

Lieutenant Jan Basior

Jadwiga Chojnacka
Jadwiga Chojnacka

Nurse Margiel

Bronisław Pawlik
Bronisław Pawlik

Szczeżuja

Zofia Mrozowska
Zofia Mrozowska

Actress

Bohdan Ejmont
Bohdan Ejmont

Pietia

Stefan Rydel
Stefan Rydel

Sturmfuhrer von Lyx

Stanisław Milski
Stanisław Milski

SS Colonel Nagel

Jerzy Kaliszewski
Jerzy Kaliszewski

Major Woynicz

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    In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.

  • Release Date

    1955-05-09

  • Average

    6.4

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
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