Overview
Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gda艅sk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.
DirectorStanis艂aw R贸偶ewicz
ScreenplayJan J贸zef Szczepa艅ski
Top Casts
Zygmunt H眉bner
Maj. Henryk Sucharski
Arkadiusz Bazak
Capt. Franciszek D膮browski
Tadeusz Schmidt
Ens. Jan Gryczman
J贸zef Nowak
Cpl. Piotr Buder
Tadeusz Pluci艅ski
Cpl. Bronis艂aw Grudzi艅ski
Bogusz Bilewski
Capt. Mieczys艂aw S艂aby, Medical Officer
Bohdan Ejmont
Mate Bernard Rygielski
Mariusz Gorczy艅ski
Pvt. Jan Czywil
Zbigniew J贸zefowicz
Sgt. Kazimierz Rasi艅ski, Radio Operator
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Cpl. W艂adys艂aw Baran
Details
LanguageGerman, Polish
Production companiesZesp贸艂 Filmowy "Rytm"
