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
Maj. Henryk Sucharski
Arkadiusz Bazak
Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski
Tadeusz Schmidt
Ens. Jan Gryczman
Józef Nowak
Cpl. Piotr Buder
Tadeusz Pluciński
Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński
Bogusz Bilewski
Capt. Mieczysław Słaby, Medical Officer
Bohdan Ejmont
Mate Bernard Rygielski
Mariusz Gorczyński
Pvt. Jan Czywil
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Sgt. Kazimierz Rasiński, Radio Operator
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Cpl. Władysław Baran
Andrzej Kozak
Pvt. Eugeniusz Aniołek
Andrzej Krasicki
Col. Karl Henke
Adam Kwiatkowski
Cpl. Władysław Domoń
Józef Łodyński
Sgt. Wojciech Najsarek, Station-Master
Mieczysław Milecki
Lt. Stefan Grodecki
Janusz Mirczewski
Pvt. Antoni Ozorowski
Jerzy Molga
Cpl. Eugeniusz Grabowski
Zdzisław Mrożewski
Lt. Col. Wincenty Sobociński
Józef Nalberczak
Cpl. Edmund Szamlewski
Bogdan Niewinowski
Lt. Leon Pająk
Stanisław Niwiński
Pvt. Jan Połeć
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Sgt. Leonard Piotrowski, Warehouse Manager
Ryszard Piekarski
Corporal
Bolesław Płotnicki
Medic Karol Szwedowski
Marian Rułka
Soldier
Mieczysław Stoor
Cpl. Adolf Petzelt
Zdzisław Szymański
Sgt. Michał Gawlicki
Jerzy Trojan
Soldier Bringing an Order to Surrender
Roman Wilhelmi
Mate Franciszek Bartoszak
Andrzej Wykrętowicz
Soldier
Andrzej Zaorski
Lt. Kręglicki
Bogumił Antczak
Guard (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki
German Soldier (uncredited)
Witold Dębicki
Soldier (uncredited)
Wojciech Duryasz
Soldier with Kettle (uncredited)
Stefan Friedmann
Soldier without a Helmet (uncredited)
Piotr Fronczewski
Pvt. Mieczysław Krzak (uncredited)
Józef Fryźlewicz
Soldier (uncredited)
Michał Gazda
Soldier (uncredited)
Marian Glinka
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Andrzej Grąziewicz
German Soldier (uncredited)
Lech Grzmociński
German Soldier Disarming Sucharski (uncredited)
Andrzej Jurczak
Guard (uncredited)
Mieczysław Kalenik
Soldier (uncredited)
Eugeniusz Kamiński
Soldier (uncredited)
Janusz Kubicki
German Officer (uncredited)
Bogdan Łysakowski
Soldier (uncredited)
Stanisław Michalski
Sleeping Soldier (uncredited)
Klemens Mielczarek
Mate Chrzanowski (uncredited)
Leopold Rene Nowak
Soldier returning from Guard Duty (uncredited)
Marian Opania
Soldier stacking Sandbags (uncredited)
Lech Ordon
Cook (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Press
Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)
Sylwester Przedwojewski
Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski
Soldier (uncredited)
Bogusław Sochnacki
Telephone Central Operator (uncredited)
Michał Szewczyk
Dissident Soldier (uncredited)
Stefan Szmidt
Soldier (uncredited)
Lech Wojciechowski
Corporal (uncredited)
Crew
Stefan Grodecki
Documentation & Support
Michał Gawlicki
Documentation & Support
Zbigniew Flisowski
Documentation & Support
Leonard Piotrowski
Documentation & Support
Stanisław Różewicz
Director
Jan Józef Szczepański
Screenplay
Lidia Pacewicz
Editor
Barbara Krzyczmonik
Assistant Editor
Jerzy Wójcik
Director of Photography
Halina Lachowicz
Assistant Director
Sylwester Szyszko
Assistant Director
Eugenia Jaśkiewicz
Assistant Director
Tadeusz Wybult
Production Design
Wojciech Krysztofiak
Production Design
Mieczysław Verocsy
Camera Operator
Eugeniusz Gawrysiak
Assistant Camera
Aleksy Krywsza
Assistant Camera
Stefan Pindelski
Assistant Camera
Marian Kołodziej
Costume Design
Janina Sękowska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Irena Kosecka
Makeup Artist
Jerzy Szczecinski
Sound Assistant
Jan Czerwiński
Sound
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Ignacy Gaworkiewicz
Assistant Production Design
Danuta Polis
Assistant Production Design
Felicja Blaszynska
Assistant Production Design
Ryszard Potocki
Assistant Production Design
Włodzimierz Śliwiński
Production Manager
Mieczysław Adler
Assistant Production Manager
Helena Nowicka
Assistant Production Manager
Stanislaw Moroszkiewicz
Assistant Production Manager
Konrad Bryzek
Conductor
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