Synopsis: On the last day of World War II in a small town somewhere in Poland, Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new Poland. In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki, who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming commissar. But a mistake stalls his progress and leads him to Krystyna, a beautiful barmaid who gives him a glimpse of what his life could be. Gorgeously photographed and brilliantly performed, Ashes and Diamonds masterfully interweaves the fate of a nation with that of one man, resulting in one of the most important Polish films of all time.
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IMDb (external reviews)| Quote: |
Ashes and Diamonds has rightly been lauded as one of the finest of postwar East-Central European films, and the most vital work of the Polish School. -- Paul Coates |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052080/IMDb Rating: 8.0/10 (2,149 votes)
Tomatometer: 89%
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
Cast:
Zbigniew Cybulski .... Maciek
Eva Krzyewska .... Christine
Adam Pawlikowski .... Andrzej
Waclaw Zastrezynski .... Szczuka
Bogumil Kobiela .... Drewnowski
Jan Ciecierski .... Porter
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Title: Popiól i diament (1958)
AKA Ashes and Diamonds
Source: DVD / R1, NTSC / Criterion
Size: 1.563.847.233 (1/3 DVDR)
Runtime: 01:42:56
Format: MKV
Video Codec: H264 (x264 rev.1145)
Video Bitrate: 1832 kbps
Resolution: 672x480 (Anamorphic, displayed at 1.66 AR)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 (SAR: 32/27)
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
Audio Codec: AC3 (mono)
Audio Bitrate: 192 kbps
Sampling Rate: 48 KHz
Language: Polish
Subtitles (muxed in): SRT: English
SA: HP @ Level 4.1 |
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