Ashes and Diamonds
A disillusioned Home Army soldier tasked with killing a Communist Party secretary wrestles with his conscience and a blossoming romance, forcing him to choose between duty and humanity in the chaotic aftermath of World War II.
“Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers”
Synopsis
Maciek Chelmicki, a young academy soldier, is ordered to assassinate the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence leads him to kill the wrong person. When he confronts his victim, he is deeply shocked. He is forced to carry out the assassination again. While in Warsaw, he meets Krystyna, a barmaid working at the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His growing affection for her makes him increasingly aware of the futility of killing toward the end of the war. Ultimately, his loyalty to the oath he took—and the obligation to obey his orders—prevails.
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A crew of 41+ credited
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Edited by Halina NawrockaShot by Jerzy WojcikScored by Filip NowakDesigned by Roman Mann
Also known as
- Asche und Diamantde
- Ashes and Diamondsen
- Cenizas y diamanteses
- Cendres et Diamantfr
- Cenere e diamantiit
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Cast & Crew
41 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Zbigniew Cybulski
as Maciek Chelmicki
Ewa Krzyzewska
as Krystyna
Waclaw Zastrzezynski
as Szczuka
Wac Aw Zastrzezynski
as Szczuka
Adam Pawlikowski
as Andrzej
Bogumil Kobiela
as Drewnowski
Bogumi Kobiela
as Drewnowski
Jan Ciecierski
as Portier
Stanislaw Milski
as Pieniazek
Stanis Aw Milski
as Pieniążek
Artur Mlodnicki
as Kotowicz
Artur M Odnicki
as Kotowicz
Supporting cast
23Halina Kwiatkowska
as Staniewiczowa
Ignacy Machowski
as Waga
Zbigniew Skowronski
as Slomka
Barbara Krafftowna
as Stefka
Aleksander Sewruk
as Święcki
Zofia Czerwinska
as Lili
Irena Orzecka
as Jurgieluszka
Halina Siekierko
as Puciatycka
Grazyna Staniszewska
as Hanka Lewicka
Jerzy Adamczak
as Maj. Wrona
Adolf Chronicki
as Podgórski
Wiktor Grotowicz
as Franek Pawlicki
Mieczys Aw Oza
as Smolarski
Tadeusz Kalinowski
as Wejchert
Ferdynand Matysik
as Staszek Gawlik
Jozef Pieracki
as Puciatycki
Juliusz Grabowski
as Musician (uncredited)
Jerzy Joga A
as Marek Szczuka (uncredited)
Roman Miku A
as Man sitting next to Drewnowski (uncredited)
Ryszard Pietruski
as Worker in a Cement Plant (uncredited)
Cyryl Przyby
as (uncredited)
Marian Skorupa
as Militiaman (uncredited)
Marian Wisniowski
as Militiaman (uncredited)
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