The First Day of Freedom

– Freed Polish soldiers are trapped in a small town in Germany during the last days of World War II. A..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
1964
Original Name:
Pierwszy dzien wolnosci
The First Day of Freedom (1964) - Also known as Pierwszy dzien wolnosci

Freed Polish soldiers are trapped in a small town in Germany during the last days of World War II. After a doctor's daughter is raped by a concentration camp worker, the Poles allow her and her father to stay in the house that is their temporary quarters. While waiting to be repatriated, the war-weary group is forced to fight some German soldiers who invade the town. The war brings out conflicting emotions of the Poles who find themselves trapped in the house and once again under fire from the enemy.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

21 Dec 1964

Language:

Polish, Russian

Director:

Aleksander Ford

Writer:

Bohdan Czeszko, Leon Kruczkowski (play)

Main Actors:

Tadeusz Lomnicki, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Tadeusz Fijewski, Ryszard Barycz

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10