Battle of Westerplatte backdrop

Battle of Westerplatte 2013 Directed by Paweł Chochlew Tajemnica Westerplatte

The True Story of The Beginning of WWII

This harrowing war film is an epic dramatization of the first battle of World War II. The Battle of Westerplatte that began on 1 September 1939 will forever be remembered as the one that announced the beginning of the Second World War in Europe. Over one week, fewer than 200 Polish soldiers fought against heavy German bombardment and in the process came to symbolize the power of resistance. As the violence rages, a complex battle of a more personal nature plays out between two Polish commanders over how to best lead their men. Amid the bloodshed, they must ask themselves – should they fight until the last man standing or surrender in the face of overwhelming odds? What unfolds is a stirring exploration of the fight against the forces of tyranny.

Country Poland
Production Countries Lithuania , Poland
Language Polish
Spoken Language Polish
Release Date 4 July 2013
118 mins
Cast
Michał Żebrowski Stefan Ludwik Grodecki
Jan Englert Wincenty Sobocinski
Borys Szyc Stefan Ludwik Grodecki
Piotr Adamczyk Stefan Ludwik Grodecki
Robert Żołędziewski Franciszek Dąbrowski
Przemysław Cypryański lieutenant Zdzisław Kregielski
Mirosław Zbrojewicz Jan Gryczman
Marcin Krawczyk Piotr Buder
Kazimierz Mazur Edmund Szamlewski
Andrzej Grabowski Adolf Petzelt
Tomasz Sobczak Wladyslaw Deik
Romuald Kłos Karol Szwedowski
Waldemar Barwiński Michal Gawlicki
Sambor Czarnota Antoni Trela
Michał Lewandowski Franciszek Zolnik
Mateusz Łasowski Józef Malak
Tomasz Mandes Franciszek Magdziarz
Jakub Kamieński Józef Kita
Tomasz Borkowski Leonard Piotrowski