The Real End of the Great War

Oct 10, 1957

1h 25m

★ 8.6

Overview

Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Zespół Filmowy Kadr

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Cast

Róża Zborska

Lucyna Winnicka

Józia

Janina Sokołowska

Juliusz

Roland Głowacki

Professor Stęgień

Andrzej Szalawski

Irena

Olga Bielska

Flower Seller

Helena Dąbrowska

Psychiatrist's Wife

Janina Jabłonowska

Szymek

Edward Gliński

Psychiatrist Ludwik

Kazimierz Dębowski

Man leading a Wedding Procession

Zdzisław Leśniak

Henryk Thiel

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Foreman

Maciej Maciejewski

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