The Birthday (1980)
The four sequences in the film cover four days in a life of young Warsaw lad in September 1938, 1939, 1943 and 1944. In the first sequence Jurek decides not to study in the Sorbonne but enlists in a Polish military school instead. In the second sequence the war starts and Warsaw is occupied. In the third sequence he works in the underground resistance. The final sequence takes place during the Warsaw uprising.
- Released
- 1980-09-23
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ewa Petelska, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Czesław Petelski
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Piotr Łysak as Jerzy Bielecki
- Andrzej Łapicki as Stanisław Bielecki
- Jolanta Grusznic as Teresa
- Gabriela Kownacka as Jadźka
- Hanna Skarżanka as Jerzy's Grandmother
- Kazimierz Kaczor as Karczewski
- Roman Frankl as Ziemowit
- Tomasz Zaliwski as Walczak
- Arkadiusz Bazak as Gustaw
- Krzysztof Chamiec as Colonel
- Henryk Kluba as Tax Office Clerk
- Witold Pyrkosz as Antoni Jakubowicz