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Five Boys From Barska Street
''Five Boys from Barska Street'' ( pl, Piątka z ulicy Barskiej) is a 1954 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Kazimierz Koźniewski. It was awarded the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Five young men have lost their ideals during the Nazi occupation. They then decided to make a living by stealing. After they have been caught and convicted they decided to become a legitimate crime organisation. In the process they get themselves in a lot of trouble including getting unwittingly involved in terrorism activities . Cast * Aleksandra Śląska - Hanka * Tadeusz Janczar - Kazek Spokorny * Andrzej Kozak - Jacek Siwicki * Tadeusz Łomnicki - Lutek Kozłowski * Marian Rułka - Zbyszek Moczarski * Włodzimierz Skoczylas - Franek Kruk * Mieczysław Stoor - Marek Kozioł * Jadwiga Chojnacka - Kazek's Aunt * Maria Kierzkowa - Edwardowa * Ewa Krasnodebska - Maria Radziszewska * Zofia Malynicz - Radziszewska * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Ford
Aleksander Ford (born Mosze Lifszyc; 24 November 1908 in Kiev, Russian Empire – 4 April 1980 in Naples, Florida, United States, U.S.) was a Polish film director; and head of the Polish People's Army of Poland, People's Army Film Crew in the Soviet Union during World War II. Following the war, he was appointed director of the Film Polski company. In 1948 he was appointed as a professor of the National Film School in Łódź (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa). Roman Polanski was among his students. Another of Ford's protégés was the Polish film director Andrzej Wajda. Following the anti-Semitic purge in the communist party in Poland, in 1968 Ford emigrated to Israel and from there through Germany and Denmark, to the United States. He committed suicide in 1980 in Naples, Florida.Dr. Edyta Gawron, Department of Jewish Studies, Jagiellonian University, Kraków "Contemporary history of Jews in Poland (1945-2005) – as Depicted in the Film."PDF file (direct download): 194.7 KB. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |