''The General: The Gibraltar Assassination'' () is a Polish

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as ...

, based on the last days of General

Władysław Sikorski Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (; 20 May 18814 July 1943) was a Polish military and political leader. Before World War I, Sikorski established and participated in several underground organizations that promoted the cause of Polish independenc ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. It was released in 2009; it was directed by Anna Jadowska; Krzysztof Pieczynski plays General Sikorski. It focuses on the

controversial Controversy (, ) is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin '' controversia'', as a composite of ''controversus'' – "turned in an opp ...

1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash in which Sikorski died.

Cast

Krzysztof Pieczyński Krzysztof Pieczyński (born 27 March 1957) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films since 1979. Filmography References External links * 1957 births Living people Polish male film actors Polish male television a ...

as General

* Kamila Baar as

Zofia Leśniowska Zofia Wanda Leśniowska (''née'' Sikorska; 2 March 1912 – 4 July 1943) was the daughter of Lieutenant-General Władysław Sikorski. She was a first lieutenant (''porucznik'') in the Polish Armed Forces. She died together with her father in th ...

, Sikorski's daughter * Jerzy Grałek as Governor Noel Mason-Macfarlane * Tomasz Sobczak as Jan Gralewski * Marieta Żukowska as

Alicja Iwańska Alicja Iwańska (also known as Alicia Iwanska; 13 May 1918 – 26 September 1996) was a Polish Sociology, sociologist, academic and writer. Born into the landed gentry of Poland, her family were members of the Polish intelligentsia, intelligents ...

* Łukasz Simlat as Zygmnut Biały *Mirosław Haniszewski as Capitan Edward Prchal *Piotr Miazga as Major William S. Herring *

Marcin Bosak Marcin Bosak (born 9 September 1979 in Łódź) is a Polish actor. He appeared in more than twenty-five films since 1995. Biography He was born and raised in Łódź. He has a younger sister, Anna, finalist of the You Can Dance: Po prostu tań ...

as Ensign Józef Ponikiewski * Ireneusz Czop as Perry

References

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2009 films 2000s historical films Polish historical films 2000s Polish-language films Films set in Gibraltar {{Poland-film-stub World War II films based on actual events Films set in 1943 Polish-language historical films