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Summary:
- Begins on the 56th day of the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis during World War II. A ragtag group of trained and untrained Resistance fighters hold on to the front line. They try to live a relatively normal life, and even find time to play the piano. They achieve small victories, but must retreat into the sewers in order to survive.
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Language Notes:
- Polish dialogue, English subtitles.
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Alternate Titles:
- Title translation: Canal
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System Details:
- DVD, Region 1 encoding, Full screen presentation, Dolby Digital mono.
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Performers:
- Cast: Teresa Iżewska, Tadeusz Janczar, Wienczysław Gliński, Tadeusz Gwiazdowski, Stanisław Mikulski, Emil Karewicz, Władysław Sheybal, Teresa Berezowska.
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Production Credits:
- Screenplay, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński ; director of photography, Jerzy Lipman ; editors, Halina Nawrocka, Aurelia Rut ; music, Jan Krenz ; costume designer, Jerzy Szeski ; production designer, Roman Mann.
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General Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
Special features: behind-the-scenes images; original posters; credits; Andrzej Wajda's biography and filmography.
Cannes Film Festival, 1957: Jury Special Prize (Andrzej Wajda).
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Audience:
- MPAA rating: Not rated.
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Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
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Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
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Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
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Call Numbers:
- KAN 1957 DVD
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ISBNs:
- 1593650035
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Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 644527214290
Publisher Number, Polart Distribution: DV2148
Publisher Number, Facets Video: 71070
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OCLC Numbers:
- 53184022
