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Olympic Fire

1970-02-10 · 87 min · ★ 9.0

Drama · War

During World War 2 Polish skiers take up a fight against the Germans and become couriers, delivering mail to Budapest.

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Directors
Lech Lorentowicz
Production companies
Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon"
Countries
Poland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jadwiga AndrzejewskaJadwiga AndrzejewskaHanka's Mother
Wanda NeumannWanda NeumannHanka
Tadeusz KalinowskiTadeusz KalinowskiCpt. 'Szarotka'
Edmund FettingEdmund FettingGestapo Chief
Jerzy JogałłaJerzy JogałłaWładek
Józef MorgałaJózef MorgałaMaciek
Zygmunt MaciejewskiZygmunt MaciejewskiTrainer Schmidt
Stanisław NiwińskiBolek
Aleksander BednarzAleksander BednarzGerman Officer
Andrzej BuszewiczAndrzej Buszewicz
Edward Dobrzański
Jacek DomańskiJacek DomańskiFranek
Zbigniew FilusZbigniew Filus
Krzysztof FusKrzysztof Fus
Mirosław GruszczyńskiMirosław GruszczyńskiJanek
Leszek HerdegenLeszek HerdegenMajor
Andrzej HerderAndrzej HerderArtur Ringer
Jerzy JaneczekJerzy JaneczekWojtek
Eugeniusz KorczarowskiEugeniusz Korczarowski
Andrzej KrasickiGendarmerie Lieutenant

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