''Westerplatte'' or ''Westerplatte Resists'' (Pl. ''Westerplatte broni się nadal'')New York Times
/ref> is a 1967 Polish

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Stanisław Różewicz Stanisław Roch Różewicz (16 August 1924 – 9 November 2008) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He directed 26 films between 1947 and 1989. His 1967 film ''Westerplatte'' was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Fest ...

. It was entered into the

5th Moscow International Film Festival The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...

where it won a Silver Prize. The story is based upon the

Battle of Westerplatte The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle of the German invasion of Poland, marking the start of World War II in Europe. It occurred on the Westerplatte peninsula in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). In the ...

in September 1939.

Cast

Zygmunt Hübner Zygmunt Hübner (23 March 1930 – 12 January 1989) was a Polish actor, stage director, and director of the National Old Theatre in Kraków (1963-69). He appeared in more than 20 films between 1958 and 1988. Selected filmography * ''Samson' ...

as Maj. Henryk Sucharski * Arkadiusz Bazak as Capt.

Franciszek Dąbrowski Franciszek Dąbrowski (17 April 1904 in Budapest - 24 April 1962 in Kraków) was an officer of the Polish Navy during the Invasion of Poland in 1939. Life In September 1939, he served at Westerplatte military transit depot, which took part in ...

Tadeusz Schmidt Tadeusz Schmidt (14 November 1920 – 10 May 1976) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1942 and 1976. Selected filmography * '' The Two Who Stole the Moon'' (1962) * ''Potem nastąpi cisza'' (1965) * ''Wester ...

as Ens. Jan Gryczman * Józef Nowak as Cpl. Piotr Buder * Tadeusz Pluciński as Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński *

Bogusz Bilewski Bogusz Bilewski (25 September 1930 in Starachowice – 14 September 1995 in Wrocław) was a Polish actor. In 1974 he portrayed a secondary role in the Academy Award-nominated film ''The Deluge'' under Jerzy Hoffman. Selected filmography * ...

as Capt. Mieczysław Slaby, Medical Officer *

Bohdan Ejmont Bohdan Ejmont (18 January 1928 – 28 February 2010) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1950 and 2002. Selected filmography * ''Shadow'' (1956) * '' Three Steps on Earth'' (1965) * ''Westerpla ...

as Mate

Bernard Rygielski Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

* Mariusz Gorczynski as Pvt. Jan Czywil * Zbigniew Józefowicz as Sgt. Kazimierz Rasiński, Radio Operator *

Jerzy Kaczmarek Jerzy Kaczmarek (born 8 January 1948) is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1 ...

as Cpl. Władysław Baran * Andrzej Kozak as Pvt. Eugeniusz Aniołek *

Andrzej Krasicki Andrzej Krasicki (31 October 1918, Tarnów, Poland – 15 January 1995, Warsaw) was a Polish film and theatre actor and theatre director. Biography In 1937, he graduated from Staszic high school in Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), offici ...

as Col.

Karl Henke Karl Henke (22 July 1896 in Berlin – 27 April 1945 in Neutief) was an engineer officer in the ''Reichsheer'' during World War I, in the German inter-war army, the ''Reichswehr'', and in the ''Wehrmacht''. Military service, World War I Henke's ...

* Adam Kwiatkowski as Cpl.

Władysław Domoń Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to: Famous people Mononym * W ...

* Józef Lodynski as Sgt.

Wojciech Najsarek Wojciech Najsarek (22 April 1900 – 1 September 1939) was a Polish soldier and a worker of the Polish State Railways. Chief of the Gdańsk-Westerplatte train station, he was killed during the first minutes of the German attack on the Polish encla ...

, Station-Master * Mieczyslaw Milecki as Lt. Stefan Grodecki * Janusz Mirczewski as Cpl. Franciszek Magdziarz

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* 1967 films 1960s historical drama films 1960s war drama films Polish historical drama films Polish war drama films 1960s Polish-language films World War II films based on actual events Siege films 1967 drama films Polish World War II films Films scored by Wojciech Kilar {{Poland-film-stub