TY - GEN AB - On the last day of World War II, Maciek, a young Resistance fighter, is ordered to kill Szczuka, a Communist district leader. The Soviet leader has arrived in town to establish a new government. A mistake leads Maciek to a beautiful barmaid who shows him what his life could be like. Although killing has been easy for Maciek in the past, Szczuka was a fellow soldier, and Maciek must decide whether to follow the orders to kill him. AU - Andrzejewski, Jerzy, AU - Wajda, Andrzej, AU - Cybulski, Zbigniew, AU - Krzyzewski, Eva. AU - Zastrzeżynski, Wacław, AU - Pawlikoski, Adam. AU - Kobiela, Bogumil. AU - Ciecierski, Jan, AU - Milski, Stanisław, AU - Mlodnicki, Artur. AU - Kwiatkowska, Halina, AU - Machowski, Ignacy. AU - Skowroński, Zbigniew, AU - Krafftówna, Barbara. AU - Sewruk, Aleksander. AU - Chronicki, Adolf. AU - Nowak, Filip. AU - Andrzejewski, Jerzy, CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 CY - [Irvington, NY] : DA - [2009] ID - 338795 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Man-woman relationships LA - pol LA - Polish dialogue, English subtitles. N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 1958. N1 - Based on the novel by Jerzy Andrzejewski. N2 - On the last day of World War II, Maciek, a young Resistance fighter, is ordered to kill Szczuka, a Communist district leader. The Soviet leader has arrived in town to establish a new government. A mistake leads Maciek to a beautiful barmaid who shows him what his life could be like. Although killing has been easy for Maciek in the past, Szczuka was a fellow soldier, and Maciek must decide whether to follow the orders to kill him. PB - Criterion Collection, PP - [Irvington, NY] : PY - [2009] SN - 9781604651638 SN - 1604651636 T1 - Popiół i diamentAshes and diamonds / TI - Popiół i diamentAshes and diamonds / ER -