How I Unleashed World War II, Part III: Among Friends

1970 1h 13m PL

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 41

ComedyAdventureWar

Synopsis

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Disguised as an Italian medic, Dolas finds himself on a ship evacuating wounded Axis soldiers to Italy. He leaves the ship disguised as a Nazi soldier, but is found out, declared a deserter and sent to the Eastern Front. However, on the flight to Russia, he is able to escape with a parachute, and finds himself back in Poland, now occupied by Nazis.

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Cast

Marian Kociniak
Franciszek Dolas
Joanna Jędryka
Teresa
Małgorzata Pritulak
Mirella
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Józek Kryska
Kazimierz Fabisiak
Father Dominik
Konrad Morawski
Matula
Zygmunt Zintel
Father Sebastian
Halina Buyno-Łoza
Jóźwiakowa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski
Writers: Tadeusz Chmielewski
Languages: German, Italian, Polish
Countries: Poland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Italian, Polish.

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ERA

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Part of the "How I Unleashed World War II" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski, shot by Jerzy Stawicki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jerzy Matuszkiewicz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Janina Niedźwiecka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Marian Kociniak and Joanna Jędryka and Małgorzata Pritulak carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tadeusz Chmielewski directs. Jerzy Stawicki behind the camera. Jerzy Matuszkiewicz scores. Janina Niedźwiecka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in German, Italian, Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Italian, Polish.
4Part of the "How I Unleashed World War II" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski, shot by Jerzy Stawicki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jerzy Matuszkiewicz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Janina Niedźwiecka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Marian Kociniak and Joanna Jędryka and Małgorzata Pritulak carry the top of the cast.
9Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jerzy Stawicki
Original score: Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
Editing: Janina Niedźwiecka
Production design: Bolesław Kamykowski
Costume design: Lidia Rzeszewska
Makeup / hair: Janusz Elke
Runtime: 73 min · 1h 13m
Status: Released
Original language: PL

Part of

How I Unleashed World War II

The movie tells the story of a Polish soldier Franciszek Dolas, who, as a result of comical coincidences, is convinced that he started the Second World War. Trying to redeem himself at all costs, he constantly gets into new trouble. In doing so, he finds himself on different war fronts (Yugoslavia, Mediterranean Sea, Near East, Italy) and eventually returns to Poland.