The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.
| Title | Men of the Blue Cross |
|---|---|
| Year | 1955 |
| Genre | War, Drama |
| Country | Poland |
| Studio | Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych |
| Cast | Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica, Stanisław Wawrytko, Stanisław Marusarz, Stanisław Gąsienica, Ludwik Ziemblic, Józef Krzeptowski |
| Crew | Andrzej Munk (Director), Tadeusz Janczak (Assistant Camera), Wilhelm Hollender (Production Manager), Jan Riesser (First Assistant Director), Stanisław Czerwiński (Lighting Technician), Adam Liberak (Short Story) |
| Keyword | rescue, world war ii, behind enemy lines |
| Release | Oct 12, 1955 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.00 / 10 by 9 users |
| Popularity | 1 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | Polski |
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