Movie: How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

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Marian Kociniak
Marian Kociniak

Franciszek Dolas

Janina Borońska
Janina Borońska

Elżbieta

Adam Cyprian
Adam Cyprian

Gulke's Brother

Wirgiliusz Gryń
Wirgiliusz Gryń

Józek Kryska

Zdzisław Kuźniar
Zdzisław Kuźniar

Dimo Stojadinovic

Józef Łodyński
Józef Łodyński

Stoker

Jarosław Skulski
Jarosław Skulski

Colonel

Tomasz Zaliwski
Tomasz Zaliwski

Yugoslavian Officer

Elżbieta Starostecka
Elżbieta Starostecka

Singer

Emil Karewicz
Emil Karewicz

Gestapo Officer in Austria

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    On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.

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    1970-04-02

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