Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.
Cast: Zygmunt Hübner, Arkadiusz Bazak, Tadeusz Schmidt
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Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Stanisław Różewicz
- Cast
- Zygmunt Hübner, Arkadiusz Bazak, Tadeusz Schmidt, Józef Nowak, Tadeusz Pluciński, Bogusz Bilewski
- Studio
- Zespół Filmowy "Rytm"
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
German, Polish
