Giuseppe in Warsaw
Aug 07 1964
•2h 39m
•Romance, Comedy, War
The Italian soldier Giuseppe Santucci, on his way home from the Russian front has his machine gun stolen in Warsaw. Afraid of consequences, he stays in Warsaw and occupies a flat of the Polish girl Maria, whom he suspects of stealing weapon. Maria indeed is an active member of the Polish resistance, contrary to her brother, Staszek, a painter, who only wants a calm living. In a course of events Giuseppe falls in love and, along with Staszek, becomes a hero of the Polish resistance.
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Antonio Cifariello
Giuseppe Santucci
Elżbieta Czyżewska
Maria
Zbigniew Cybulski
Staszek
Jarema Stępowski
Muttermilch
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