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How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

Plot: On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault
Release Date: Thursday, April 2 1970
53 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Marian KociniakMarian Kociniak
Marian Kociniak was
34 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Franciszek Dolas'.
Sat, Jan 11 1936 –
Fri, Mar 11 2016
Portrait of Emil KarewiczEmil Karewicz
Emil Karewicz was
47 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Gestapo Officer in Austria'.
Tue, Mar 13 1923 –
Wed, Mar 18 2020
Portrait of Wirgiliusz GryńWirgiliusz Gryń
Wirgiliusz Gryń was
41 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Józek Kryska'.
Sat, Jun 09 1928 –
Wed, Sep 03 1986
Portrait of Ludwik BenoitLudwik Benoit
Ludwik Benoit was
49 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Karczmarz'.
Sun, Jul 18 1920 –
Tue, Nov 03 1992
Portrait of Elżbieta StarosteckaElżbieta Starostecka
Elżbieta Starostecka was
26 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Singer'.
Wed, Oct 06 1943
Portrait of Zdzisław KuźniarZdzisław Kuźniar
Zdzisław Kuźniar was
38 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Dimo Stojadinovic, kapitan jugosłowiańskiego statku'.
Sun, Jul 26 1931
Portrait of Lech OrdonLech Ordon
Lech Ordon was
41 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Sierżant Hopkins'.
Sat, Nov 24 1928 –
Sat, Oct 21 2017
Portrait of Adam CyprianAdam Cyprian
Adam Cyprian was
>> in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Gulke'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Józef ŁodyńskiJózef Łodyński
Józef Łodyński was
50 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Stoker'.
Sun, Oct 19 1919 –
Mon, Feb 06 1984
Portrait of Jarosław SkulskiJarosław Skulski
Jarosław Skulski was
63 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Colonel'.
Sat, Mar 30 1907 –
Fri, Jul 22 1977
Portrait of Tomasz ZaliwskiTomasz Zaliwski
Tomasz Zaliwski was
40 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Yugoslavian Officer'.
Sun, Dec 15 1929 –
Thu, Jul 13 2006
Portrait of Andrzej GawrońskiAndrzej Gawroński
Andrzej Gawroński was
35 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Helmut'.
Sun, Feb 10 1935 –
Fri, Sep 04 2020
Portrait of Henryk ŁapińskiHenryk Łapiński
Henryk Łapiński was
37 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Wladyslaw Wachocki'.
Mon, Jan 02 1933 –
Fri, Sep 11 2020
Portrait of Stanisław MilskiStanisław Milski
Stanisław Milski was
73 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'German General'.
Mon, Feb 08 1897 –
Mon, Sep 04 1972
Portrait of Kazimierz TalarczykKazimierz Talarczyk
Kazimierz Talarczyk was
50 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Woydyllo'.
Mon, Feb 02 1920 –
Sat, May 06 1972
Portrait of Janusz ZiejewskiJanusz Ziejewski
Janusz Ziejewski was
64 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Feldfebel'.
Mon, Mar 26 1906 –
Mon, Nov 26 1973
Portrait of Krystyna BorowiczKrystyna Borowicz
Krystyna Borowicz was
45 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Prostitute'.
Sun, Jan 25 1925 –
Sat, May 30 2009
Portrait of Piotr FronczewskiPiotr Fronczewski
Piotr Fronczewski was
23 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Italian Soldier'.
Sat, Jun 08 1946
Portrait of Wacław KowalskiWacław Kowalski
Wacław Kowalski was
53 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Sgt. Kiedros'.
Tue, May 02 1916 –
Sat, Oct 27 1990
Portrait of Kazimierz RudzkiKazimierz Rudzki
Kazimierz Rudzki was
59 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Capt. Ralf Peacock'.
Fri, Jan 06 1911 –
Mon, Feb 02 1976
Portrait of Jan ŚwiderskiJan Świderski
Jan Świderski was
54 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Capt. Letoux'.
Sat, Jan 01 1916 –
Fri, Jan 01 1988
Portrait of Leonard AndrzejewskiLeonard Andrzejewski
Leonard Andrzejewski was
46 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Foreign Legion Soldier'.
Thu, Jan 03 1924 –
Sat, Oct 18 1997
Portrait of Witold KałuskiWitold Kałuski
Witold Kałuski was
48 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Italian Captain'.
Tue, Jan 03 1922 –
Mon, Jan 21 1991
Portrait of Andrzej KrasickiAndrzej Krasicki
Andrzej Krasicki was
52 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Captain on the Ship'.
Thu, Jan 31 1918 –
Sun, Jan 15 1995
Portrait of Lech OrdonLech Ordon
Lech Ordon was
41 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Sgt. Hopkins'.
Sat, Nov 24 1928 –
Sat, Oct 21 2017
Portrait of Zdzisław MaklakiewiczZdzisław Maklakiewicz
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz was
42 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Italian Soldier'.
Sat, Jul 09 1927 –
Sun, Oct 09 1977
Portrait of Joanna JędrykaJoanna Jędryka
Joanna Jędryka was
30 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Teresa'.
Mon, Jan 01 1940
Portrait of Małgorzata PritulakMałgorzata Pritulak
Małgorzata Pritulak was
22 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Mirella'.
Sat, Jun 21 1947
Portrait of Kazimierz FabisiakKazimierz Fabisiak
Kazimierz Fabisiak was
67 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Father Dominik'.
Wed, Feb 11 1903 –
Wed, Apr 28 1971
Portrait of Konrad MorawskiKonrad Morawski
Konrad Morawski was
56 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Matula'.
Wed, Nov 26 1913 –
Sat, Nov 02 1985
Portrait of Zygmunt ZintelZygmunt Zintel
Zygmunt Zintel was
59 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Father Sebastian'.
Sun, Apr 02 1911 –
Sun, Sep 30 1990
Portrait of Halina Buyno-LozaHalina Buyno-Loza
Halina Buyno-Loza was
62 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Józwiakowa'.
Thu, Dec 12 1907 –
Fri, Sep 13 1991
Portrait of Stanisław GronkowskiStanisław Gronkowski
Stanisław Gronkowski was
48 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'The Wolf'.
Sun, Jan 08 1922 –
Thu, May 20 2004
Portrait of Aleksander FogielAleksander Fogiel
Aleksander Fogiel was
60 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Józwiak'.
Sat, Feb 26 1910 –
Wed, Jan 17 1996
Portrait of Eugeniusz KamińskiEugeniusz Kamiński
Eugeniusz Kamiński was
38 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as '«Happy» Alfred'.
Sun, Nov 08 1931 –
Fri, Oct 12 2018
Portrait of Zbigniew KoczanowiczZbigniew Koczanowicz
Zbigniew Koczanowicz was
61 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'War Court Charmain'.
Tue, Jan 05 1909 –
Mon, Oct 26 1987
Portrait of Jerzy PrzybylskiJerzy Przybylski
Jerzy Przybylski was
46 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Hans Langner'.
Fri, Apr 27 1923 –
Sat, Jul 24 1999
Portrait of Tadeusz SabaraTadeusz Sabara
Tadeusz Sabara was
45 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Soldier'.
Thu, Jan 01 1925 –
Sun, Apr 12 2020
Portrait of Tadeusz SomogiTadeusz Somogi
Tadeusz Somogi was
48 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Translator'.
Sun, Jan 01 1922 –
Sat, Sep 12 2009
Portrait of Stefan SzmidtStefan Szmidt
Stefan Szmidt was
26 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'The Scythe'.
Wed, Aug 11 1943
Portrait of Edward WichuraEdward Wichura
Edward Wichura was
42 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'German Guard'.
Tue, Jul 05 1927 –
Sun, Jun 04 2006
Portrait of Józef ZbirógJózef Zbiróg
Józef Zbiróg was
40 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'German Officer'.
Tue, Mar 18 1930 –
Fri, Apr 10 2009
Portrait of Janina BorońskaJanina Borońska
Janina Borońska was
26 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
as 'Elżbieta'.
Wed, Jun 16 1943

Crew

Portrait of Tadeusz ChmielewskiTadeusz Chmielewski
Screenplay, Director
Tadeusz Chmielewski was
42 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Tue, Jun 07 1927 –
Sun, Dec 04 2016
Portrait of Jerzy StawickiJerzy Stawicki
Director of Photography
Jerzy Stawicki was
42 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Mon, May 30 1927 –
Wed, Mar 01 2017
Portrait of Janina NiedźwieckaJanina Niedźwiecka
Editor
Janina Niedźwiecka was
48 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Fri, Jan 20 1922 –
Fri, Dec 17 2004
Portrait of Jerzy MatuszkiewiczJerzy Matuszkiewicz
Original Music Composer
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz was
41 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Tue, Apr 10 1928 –
Sat, Jul 31 2021
Portrait of Bolesław KamykowskiBolesław Kamykowski
Production Design
Bolesław Kamykowski was
42 in How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Sun, Oct 23 1927 –
Sun, Nov 14 1993