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Where Is The General

Where Is The General

Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski

1963

POL
92 min.
b&w

A war comedy set in the spring of 1945, just before the end of World War II. A German general, hiding in a castle in the western territories, tries to reach his troops. However, a chance encounter with a Polish and a Soviet soldier leads to his capture. Through a series of comedic mistakes and misunderstandings, the general, the soldier, and the Soviet female soldier are forced to cooperate. Alcohol and absurd situations in the castle’s cellars lead to an unexpected understanding. As the characters begin to reveal their human sides, mutual fascination slowly emerges from their hostility. Against the backdrop of war, these comedic misunderstandings transform into a warm story of reconciliation and new beginnings.

TitleWhere Is The General
Genrecomedy
ActorsElżbieta Czyżewska,
Jerzy Turek,
Bolesław Płotnicki,
Stanisław Milski,
Roman Bartosiewicz
AwardsNagroda Państwowa (1964)
Production/StudioZespół Filmowy Start
CinematographyJerzy Stawicki
ScreenplayTadeusz Chmielewski
EditingJanina Niedźwiecka
SoundWiesław Ćwikliński
MusicJózef Świder

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