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Ashes and Diamonds - Criterion Collection

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Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Waclaw Zastrzezynski
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Plot Sypnosis:

A milestone of Polish cinema, this electrifying international sensation by Andrzej Wajda—the final film in his celebrated war trilogy—entwines the story of one man's moral crisis with the fate of a nation. In a small Polish town on the final day of World War II, Maciek (the coolly charismatic Zbigniew Cybulski), a fighter in the underground anti-Communist resistance movement, has orders to assassinate an incoming commissar. But when he meets and falls for a young barmaid (Ewa Krzyzewska), he begins to question his commitment to a cause that requires him to risk his life. Ashes and Diamonds' lustrous monochrome cinematography—wreathed in shadows, smoke, and fog—and spectacularly choreographed set pieces lend a breathtaking visual dynamism to this urgent, incendiary vision of a country at a crossroads in its struggle for self-determination.

Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1958
Tech Specs & Release Details

Length: 103
Specs: NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p AVC/MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.66:1
Audio Formats: Polish: LPCM Mono
Subtitles/Captions: English
Special Features: • PLUS: An essay by film scholar Paul Coates