How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape (1970)
On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.
- Released
- 1970-04-02
- Genres
- Comedy, War, Adventure
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Tadeusz Chmielewski, Tadeusz Chmielewski
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 66 votes
Cast
- Marian Kociniak as Franciszek Dolas
- Janina Borońska as Elżbieta
- Adam Cyprian as Gulke's Brother
- Wirgiliusz Gryń as Józek Kryska
- Zdzisław Kuźniar as Dimo Stojadinovic
- Józef Łodyński as Stoker
- Jarosław Skulski as Colonel
- Tomasz Zaliwski as Yugoslavian Officer
- Elżbieta Starostecka as Singer
- Emil Karewicz as Gestapo Officer in Austria
- Henryk Łapiński as Wladysław Wachocki
- Stanisław Milski as German General