Birth Certificate (1961)
Overview
Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pl |
| Popularity | 1.333 |
Directed By
Stanisław Różewicz
Crew
Stanisław Różewicz
Lucjan Kaszycki
Anna Rubińska
Czesław Raniszewski
Tadeusz Wybult
Irena Kosecka
Barbara Marcinkowska
Jan Czerwiński
Stanisław Jędryka
Halina Lachowicz
Tadeusz Różewicz
Stanisław Różewicz
Kazimierz Madejski
Janusz Kubik
Tadeusz Jakuczyn
Tadeusz Jaworski
Felicja Blaszynska
Leonard Mokicz
Romuald Korczak
Albina Barańska
Stanisław Wisłocki
Jerzy Neugebauer
Hieronim Klimczak
Konstanty Lewkowicz
Grzegorz Woźniak
Wiesław Grzelczak
Stanisław Loth
TOP CAST
Henryk Hryniewicz
Janek
Wojciech Siemion
Józef
Edward Mincer
Zbyszek
Andrzej Banaszewski
Heniek
Pawel Rózewicz
Jacek
Beata Barszczewska
Mirka
Zofia Małynicz
Refuge Manager
Barbara Rachwalska
Woman from the Forester
Mieczysław Stoor
German Motocyclist
Janusz Kłosiński
Shop Owner
Stanisław Milski
Neighbour Ciziak
Józef Nalberczak
Prisoner of War
Tadeusz Schmidt
Gendarme
Janusz Ziejewski
German Gendarme
Maria Kaniewska
Neighbour Borrowing Oil
Jadwiga Kuryluk
Ludka
Józef Zbiróg
Banschutz
Zbigniew Skowroński
Man in the Street
Zdzisław Mrożewski
Doctor Orzechowski
Małgorzata Leśniewska
Nurse
Mariusz Dmochowski
Gestapo Officer
Emil Karewicz
German Doctor
Zygmunt Zintel
Interpreter
Wanda Łuczycka
Cieślikowa
Maria Ciesielska
Teacher Urszula
Halina Gryglaszewska
Doctor's Wife
Adam Kwiatkowski
Passenger on the Train
Krystyna Feldman
Farmer (uncredited)
Józef Teryks
Farmer (uncredited)
Jerzy Hołociński
Boy in the Field (uncredited)
Maria Hrobaczewska
(uncredited)
Leonard Andrzejewski
Drinking Participant (uncredited)
Halina Billing-Wohl
Neighbour (uncredited)
Jacek Bławut
Boy in the Field (uncredited)
Wanda Jakubińska
Babina (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Drunk Man with Moustache (uncredited)
Bohdana Majda
Drinking Participant (uncredited)
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