The Ashes

1965 226 min War, Drama, History

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.

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director Andrzej Wajda

writer Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski

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