The Hours of Hope

May 9, 1955

1h 29m

★ 5.8

Overview

In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi

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Cast

Captain Walek

Zbigniew Józefowicz

Doctor Anna

Krystyna Kamieńska

Lieutenant Jan Basior

Stanisław Mikulski

Nurse Margiel

Jadwiga Chojnacka

Szczeżuja

Bronisław Pawlik

Actress

Zofia Mrozowska

Pietia

Bohdan Ejmont

Sturmfuhrer von Lyx

Stefan Rydel

SS Colonel Nagel

Stanisław Milski

Major Woynicz

Jerzy Kaliszewski

American Officer

Leon Niemczyk

Staff Officer

Janusz Jaroń

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