Where is the General?

1964 1h 32m PL

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 11

ComedyWar

Synopsis

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Wacław Orzeszko is unlucky soldier, who one day decides to desert his platoon and hide out in a castle, where he meets a Red Army soldier Marusia. They discover that a German platoon is also hiding in a castle and together they must stop the Nazi soldiers from reuniting with the main army.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elżbieta Czyżewska
Marusia
Jerzy Turek
Pvt. Wacław Orzeszko
Bolesław Płotnicki
Sgt. Władysław Panasiuk
Stanisław Milski
General Ernst von Falkenberg
Roman Bartosiewicz
Władek
Czesław Górka
Andrzej Herder
Pvt. Mikułko
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Col. Dzierzbicki

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Polish, Russian.

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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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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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CAST

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Elżbieta Czyżewska and Jerzy Turek and Bolesław Płotnicki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

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162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Polish, Russian.
3Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski, shot by Jerzy Stawicki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Janina Niedźwiecka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Elżbieta Czyżewska and Jerzy Turek and Bolesław Płotnicki carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0058130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.