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

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

19707.61h 26m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski
Written by Kazimierz Sławiński, Tadeusz Chmielewski
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Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

world war iimistaken identity

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

How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape is a comedy, war, adventure film released in 1970 exploring themes of world war ii, mistaken identity. Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski, it stars Marian Kociniak, Janina Borońska, Adam Cyprian. 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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