Unvanquished City (1950)

Released: 1950-12-07 Duration: 1hr 26min

Genres: War Drama

Rating 4.0

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Overview

Unvanquished City (Polish: Robinson warszawski, Polish: Miasto nieujarzmione) is a 1950 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Zarzycki. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.

Production Companies

Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi

Zespół Autorów Filmowych

Film Polski

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	pl
Popularity	2.797

Directed By

Jerzy Zarzycki

Crew

Writer
Jerzy Andrzejewski

Writer
Jerzy Zarzycki

Director
Jerzy Zarzycki

Production Manager
Mieczysław Wajnberger

Camera Operator
Jacques Klein

Camera Operator
Andrzej Ancuta

Assistant Camera
Leopold Blancard

Assistant Camera
Natan Becher

Lighting Technician
Tadeusz Zając

Assistant Production Design
Adam T. Nowakowski

Assistant Production Design
Józef Galewski

Conductor
Zdzisław Górzyński

Assistant Editor
Tamira Lidawska

Assistant Editor
Tomira Matyjaszkiewicz

Still Photographer
Wojciech Urbanowicz

Pyrotechnician
Ryszard Kraus

Unit Manager
Karel Beran

Unit Manager
Michał Grinblat

Novel
Władysław Szpilman

Idea
Czesław Miłosz

Idea
Jerzy Andrzejewski

Assistant Director
Maria Kaniewska

Assistant Director
Stanisław Różewicz

Assistant Director
Hubert Drapella

Production Design
Roman Mann

Sound
Józef Koprowicz

Sound
Jan Radlicz

Sound
Zdzislaw Siwecki

Makeup Artist
Kazimiera Narkiewicz

Makeup Artist
Irena Kosecka

Makeup Artist
Zygmunt Goryszewski

Unit Manager
Zwonimir Feric

Director of Photography
Jean Isnard

Music
Roman Palester

Music
Artur Malawski

Editor
Janina Niedźwiecka

Editor
Victoria Mercanton

TOP CAST

Władysław Dewoyno

German Soldier saving Rafalski (uncredited)

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