''Tonight a City Will Die'' ( pl, Dziś w nocy umrze miasto) is a 1961 Polish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Jan Rybkowski Jan Izydor Rybkowski (4 April 1912 – 29 December 1987) was a Polish film director. He directed 30 films between 1949 and 1984. His 1961 film ''Tonight a City Will Die'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Two yea ...

. It was entered into the

2nd Moscow International Film Festival The 2nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 July 1961. The Grand Prix was shared between the Japanese film ''The Naked Island'' directed by Kaneto Shindo and the Soviet film '' Clear Skies'' directed by Grigori Chukhrai. Jur ...

where Boguslaw Lambach won the Silver Prize for Director of Photography.

Cast

Andrzej Łapicki Andrzej Łapicki (11 November 1924 – 21 July 2012) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1947 and 1999. He was married twice. His first marriage to Zofia Chrząszczewska lasted from 1947 to her death in 2005. He then mar ...

as Piotr *

Beata Tyszkiewicz Beata Maria Helena Tyszkiewicz (born 14 August 1938) is a retired Polish actress and TV personality. Career Beata Tyszkiewicz has worked mostly on the big screen but acted in several French TV movies, becoming famous through her portrayal of d ...

as Magda *

Jadwiga Chojnacka Jadwiga Chojnacka (11 October 1905 – 23 December 1992) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1948 and 1989. Selected filmography * ''Five Boys from Barska Street'' (1954) * ''Tonight a City Will Die'' (196 ...

as Aunt Poldi *

Ignacy Gogolewski Ignacy Gogolewski (17 June 1931 – 15 May 2022) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films. Selected filmography * '' Three Stories'' (1953) * ''Tonight a City Will Die'' (1961) * ''The Codes'' (1966) * ''Stawka większa niż � ...

as SS Lt. Eryk * Bernard Hecht as French Man * Barbara Horawianka as Blonde Girl *

Kalina Jędrusik Kalina Jędrusik (5 February 1930 in Częstochowa – 7 August 1991 in Warsaw) was a Polish singer and actress. She performed in more than thirty films from 1953 to 1991. Jędrusik was married to writer Stanisław Dygat. Biography Kalina ...

as Prostitute *

Emil Karewicz Emil Karewicz (13 March 1923 – 18 March 2020) was a Polish actor. Early life His acting career began in Wilno, at the local theatre, where he played the role of a monkey in the "Quartet" by Ivan Krylov. During World War II he served in the Po ...

as Kurt Zumpe *

Elżbieta Kępińska Elżbieta Kępińska (born 5 April 1937) is a Polish film actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films and television shows since 1960, including ''Samson'' (1961), ''Grzech Antoniego Grudy'' (1975) and ''Dotkniecie nocy'' (1962). She was mar ...

as Worker *

Barbara Krafftówna Barbara Krafftówna (a.k.a. Barbara Krafft-Seidner; 5 December 1928 – 23 January 2022) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1946 and 2022. She died in Skolimów on 23 January 2022, at the ...

as Iza *

Jadwiga Kuryluk Jadwiga Kuryluk (25 September 1912 – 30 April 1995) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1958 and 1987. Selected filmography * ''Tonight a City Will Die ''Tonight a City Will Die'' ...

as Weronika Zumpe *

Stanisław Łapiński Stanisław Łapiński (25 September 1895 – 26 January 1972) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1931 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''Każdemu wolno kochać'' (1933) * ''Pieśniarz Warszawy'' (1934) * ''P ...

as German in Shelter

References

External links

* 1961 films 1961 drama films 1960s Polish-language films Polish black-and-white films Films directed by Jan Rybkowski Polish drama films {{Poland-film-stub