The Birthday - 1980

The four sequences in the film cover four days in a life of young Warsaw lad in September 1938, 1939, 1943 and 1944. In the first sequence Jurek decides not to study in the Sorbonne but enlists in a Polish military school instead. In the second sequence the war starts and Warsaw is occupied. In the third sequence he works in the underground resistance. The final sequence takes place during the Warsaw uprising.

96min
1980
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.9/10

Cast

Andrzej Łapicki profile pictureAndrzej ŁapickiStanisław Bielecki
Witold Pyrkosz profile pictureWitold PyrkoszAntoni Jakubowicz
Hanna Skarżanka profile pictureHanna Skarżankababcia Jerzego

About The Birthday

The Birthday Overview

The four sequences in the film cover four days in a life of young Warsaw lad in September 1938, 1939, 1943 and 1944. In the first sequence Jurek decides not to study in the Sorbonne but enlists in a Polish military school instead. In the second sequence the war starts and Warsaw is occupied. In the third sequence he works in the underground resistance. The final sequence takes place during the Warsaw uprising.

Runtime: 96min

Extra details

Original Title: Urodziny młodego warszawiaka
Original Language: Polish
Directed By: Czesław Petelski
Production Companies
Zespol Filmowy "Iluzjon"Filmové studio Barrandov