How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape (1970)

02/04/1970
Comedy, War, Adventure
1h 26m

Overview

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.

  • Tadeusz ChmielewskiDirector, Screenplay
  • Original Title

    Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową: Cz. 1 - Ucieczka

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Polish

Keywords

  • world war ii
  • mistaken identity

Top Billed Cast

Marian Kociniak

Marian Kociniak

Franciszek Dolas

Janina Borońska

Janina Borońska

Elżbieta

Adam Cyprian

Adam Cyprian

Gulke's Brother

Wirgiliusz Gryń

Wirgiliusz Gryń

Józek Kryska

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Dimo Stojadinovic

Józef Łodyński

Józef Łodyński

Stoker

Jarosław Skulski

Jarosław Skulski

Colonel

Tomasz Zaliwski

Tomasz Zaliwski

Yugoslavian Officer

Elżbieta Starostecka

Elżbieta Starostecka

Singer

Emil Karewicz

Emil Karewicz

Gestapo Officer in Austria

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