Eroica 66 years old

Two sketches covering episodes from the World War II. In the first novel, "Scherzo alla polacca", a shrewd son, trying to preserve his skin, ultimately becomes a hero and finds a reason for fighting. He initially tries to avoid underground training to avoid the Warsaw uprising. His drunkenness, disregard for safety and cowardice when sober stated with humorous effect come out as something sane in the world gone mad. His will to survive is more acceptable than any desire for heroic death. The second novel, "Ostinato lugubre", details a hopeless attempt at escape from a prison camp by a man who can no longer stand the confinement and idiocy of the professional soldiers trying to keep up the military preneses in prison. Nevertheless, his escape boosts the morale of his fellow prisoners, while the "escapee" lies hidden from Germans and comrades alike." From Polish Cinema Database

Credits

Eroica Cast

Name	Character
Leon Niemczyk He was 34, 82 years old when he died	as Istvan Kolya
Kazimierz Opaliński He was 67, 89 years old when he died
Barbara Połomska She was 23, now 90 years old	as Zosia

Eroica Crew

Name	Department
Jan Grandys as Production Design.	Art
Jerzy Wójcik as Director of Photography. He was 27 (73) years old when He died	Camera
Jakub Goldberg as Assistant Director. He was 33 (77) years old when He died	Directing
Andrzej Munk as Director. He was 37 (40) years old when He died	Directing
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński as Screenplay. He was 36 (88) years old when He died	Writing
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński as Story. He was 36 (88) years old when He died	Writing