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The General - Attempt at Gibraltar(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-04-03
27%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Overview:
The film presents the last days of Gen. Sikorski, right before the Gibraltar catastrophe. The commander is accompanied by his daughter Zofia and a group of closest collaborators. They are all guests in the palace of the Governor of Gibraltar, Mason Macfarlane, who is supposed to persuade Sikorski to give back documents on the murder of Polish officers in Katyn. When Sikorski refuses, a plan of attempt on his life comes into action. Who stood behind it? Who executed it and how? Was Zofia on board of Liberator too?
Languages: Polish.
Countries:
Poland
Movie: The General - Attempt at Gibraltar
Top 10 Billed Cast
Krzysztof Pieczyński
Władysław Sikorski
Kamilla Baar
Zofia Leśniowska
Marieta Żukowska
Alicja Iwańska
Tomasz Sobczak
Jan Gralewski
Jerzy Grałek
Mason Macfarlane
Tomasz Borkowski
Ludwik Łubieński
Łukasz Simlat
Zygmunt Biały
Mirosław Haniszewski
Edward Prchal
Marcin Bosak
Józef Ponikiewski
Paweł Ciołkosz
Adam Kułakowski
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Overview
The film presents the last days of Gen. Sikorski, right before the Gibraltar catastrophe. The commander is accompanied by his daughter Zofia and a group of closest collaborators. They are all guests in the palace of the Governor of Gibraltar, Mason Macfarlane, who is supposed to persuade Sikorski to give back documents on the murder of Polish officers in Katyn. When Sikorski refuses, a plan of attempt on his life comes into action. Who stood behind it? Who executed it and how? Was Zofia on board of Liberator too?
Release Date
2009-04-03
Average
2.7
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