
Barbed Wire
1983-01-17 · 98 min · ★ 10.0
Three Kościuszko Division soldiers, each of a different background, volunteer to take up the task of cutting German barbed wire before an offensive.
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- Directors
- Andrzej Jerzy Piotrowski
- Production companies
- Zespół Filmowy "Pryzmat"
- Countries
- Poland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Damian DamięckiPaweł
Andrzej WojaczekErnest
Olgierd ŁukaszewiczAndrzej
Janusz BylczyńskiChief Officer
Anna NehrebeckaZosia
Maria KlejdyszPraksowia Iwanowna
Barbara RachwalskaErnest's Mother
Wirgiliusz GryńSerafin
Jerzy JaneczekEnsign Konstanty
Andrzej KopiczyńskiLieutenant
Ryszard KotysJózek
Jan BógdołErnest's Father
Halina Buyno-ŁozaDoctor
Ludmiła Dąbrowska
Józef DuriaszPolitical Officer
Marta DutkiewiczActress
Henryk Gęsikowski
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