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Olympic Fire

Olympic Fire

1970•1h 27m
DramaWar

During World War 2 Polish skiers take up a fight against the Germans and become couriers, delivering mail to Budapest.

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Production

Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon"

Language

PL

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

Hanka's Mother

Wanda Neumann

Wanda Neumann

Hanka

Tadeusz Kalinowski

Tadeusz Kalinowski

Cpt. 'Szarotka'

Edmund Fetting

Gestapo Chief

Jerzy Jogałła

Jerzy Jogałła

Władek

Józef Morgała

Józef Morgała

Maciek

Zygmunt Maciejewski

Zygmunt Maciejewski

Trainer Schmidt

Stanisław Niwiński

Bolek

Aleksander Bednarz

Aleksander Bednarz

German Officer

Andrzej Buszewicz

Andrzej Buszewicz

Edward Dobrzański

Jacek Domański

Jacek Domański

Franek

Zbigniew Filus

Zbigniew Filus

Krzysztof Fus

Krzysztof Fus

Mirosław Gruszczyński

Mirosław Gruszczyński

Janek

Leszek Herdegen

Leszek Herdegen

Major

Andrzej Herder

Andrzej Herder

Artur Ringer

Jerzy Janeczek

Jerzy Janeczek

Wojtek

Eugeniusz Korczarowski

Eugeniusz Korczarowski

Andrzej Krasicki

Andrzej Krasicki

Gendarmerie Lieutenant

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