Five Boys from Barska Street

Five Boys from Barska Street

1954•1h 50m•5.9/10

Drama

Ratings

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5.9/10(5)

In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing, to rehabilitate themselves, but remain under the influence of their profiteer-boss.

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Production

Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi

Language

PL

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Aleksandra Śląska

Aleksandra Śląska

Hanka

Tadeusz Janczar

Tadeusz Janczar

Kazek Spokorny

Andrzej Kozak

Andrzej Kozak

Jacek Siwicki

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Lutek Kozlowski

Marian Rułka

Marian Rułka

Zbyszek Mocarski

Włodzimierz Skoczylas

Włodzimierz Skoczylas

Franek Kruk

Mieczysław Stoor

Mieczysław Stoor

Marek Kozioł

Jadwiga Chojnacka

Jadwiga Chojnacka

Kazek's Aunt

Maria Kierzkowa

Maria Kierzkowa

Edwardowa

Ewa Krasnodębska

Ewa Krasnodębska

Maria Radziszewska

Zofia Małynicz

Zofia Małynicz

Radziszewska

Hanna Skarżanka

Hanna Skarżanka

Judge

Natalia Szymańska

Natalia Szymańska

Marek's Mother

Ludwik Benoit

Ludwik Benoit

Bricklayer Wojciechowski

Gustaw Buszyński

Gustaw Buszyński

Judge

Seweryn Butrym

Seweryn Butrym

Engineer

Feliks Chmurkowski

Feliks Chmurkowski

Rector

Zbigniew Filus

Zbigniew Filus

Macisz

August Kowalczyk

August Kowalczyk

Zenon

Władysław Krasnowiecki

Władysław Krasnowiecki

Nowak

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