Kanal

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"Kanal" is a 1957 Polish war film directed by Andrzej Wajda that portrays the tragic fate of Home Army soldiers during the final days of the Warsaw Uprising.

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Kanal canonical 5
Kanał 1

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instanceOf Polish war film
film
awardReceived Jury Special Prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival
basedOn story by Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
castMember Emil Karewicz
Tadeusz Janczar
Teresa Izewska
Vladek Sheybal
Wienczysław Gliński
cinematographyBy Jerzy Lipman
countryOfOrigin Poland
depicts Home Army soldiers
linked to: Home Army

Polish resistance
sewers of Warsaw
director Andrzej Wajda
distributor KADR
editedBy Halina Prugar-Ketling
filmFestivalEntry 1957 Cannes Film Festival
filmingLocation Poland
followedBy Ashes and Diamonds
follows A Generation
genre drama
war film
hasOriginalTitle Kanał
linked to: Kanal
medium black-and-white film
musicBy Jan Krenz
narrativeLocation Warsaw
notableFor early international success of Polish postwar cinema
originalLanguage Polish
partOf Andrzej Wajda’s war trilogy
portrays final days of the Warsaw Uprising
producer Film Polski
publicationDate 1957
releaseCountry Poland
releaseYear 1957
runtime approximately 91 minutes
screenwriter Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
setInPeriod Warsaw Uprising
World War II
subject Polish Home Army
resistance movements in World War II
urban warfare
theme heroism and despair
tragedy of war
titleMeaning refers to the Warsaw sewer system

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Andrzej Wajda notableWork Kanal
A Generation followedBy Kanal
Kanal hasOriginalTitle Kanał
linked to: Kanal
Jerzy Lipman workedOn Kanal