Wajda's War Trilogy ( A Generation / Kanal / Ashes and Diamonds )
Master Polish director Andrzej Wajda received an Honorary Academy Award for five decades of work, beginning with these three films about the Polish resistance to Soviet and Nazi occupation. 'A Generation' (1955) sees a teen living in Warsaw desperate to free his homeland. 'Kanal' (1957) follows members of the Warsaw Uprising escaping into the hell of the city sewers as the Nazis approach. 'Ashes and Diamonds' (1958) is a brilliant film illustrating the conflict of idealism and instinct in the story of a young resistance fighter who assassinates the wrong man at the close of World War II.
Year: 1955
Genre: War and Anti-War Films, Eastern European Cinema, Best of the 1950s, Deluxe Box Sets, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: Poland
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Starring: Ewa Krzyzanowska, Zbigniew Cybulski
Duration: 276 Minutes
Rating: M
Subtitles: Yes
Location in store: Foreign (Eastern Europe)
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