Kanal poster
Director Andrzej Wajda
Writer Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Kanal

Original Title: Kanał

Tagline: The Claustrophobic Nightmare of War

Release Date: 1957-04-20

Duration: 96 minutes

Synopsis

During the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising following World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it's only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However, when they try, they are met only with intense hostility from the Nazis. Despite their attempts stay resolute through immense mental strain, it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be doomed.

Casting

  • Roman Polanski
    Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
  • Jan Englert
    "Zefir"
  • Ewa Wiśniewska
    Girl giving water to the Resistance (uncredited)
  • Ryszard Ronczewski
    Resistance Member (uncredited)
  • Tadeusz Łomnicki
    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Emil Karewicz
    Lieutenant "Mądry"
  • Vladek Sheybal
    Michał (as Władysław Sheybal)
  • Adam Pawlikowski
    German at the Sewer Entrance
  • Tadeusz Janczar
    Cadet Officer "Korab"
  • Kazimierz Kutz
    Resistance Member in a Sewer (uncredited)

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