Men of the Blue Cross

Men of the Blue Cross

6.0

Oct 12 1955

1h 55m

War, Drama

The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.

Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica

Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica

Himself

Stanisław Wawrytko

Stanisław Wawrytko

Rescuer

Stanisław Marusarz

Stanisław Marusarz

Stanisław Gąsienica

Stanisław Gąsienica

Lasa