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Kanal (1957) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1957 · 96 mins · Polish
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- Directed by
- Andrzej Wajda
- Starring
- Roman Polanski, Vladek Sheybal, Ryszard Ronczewski, Ewa Wiśniewska, Jan Englert, Emil Karewicz
In the final days of the Warsaw Uprising, a small band of resistance fighters takes shelter in the city’s sewers on orders from their commander, Zadra. When they finally surface, they confront ferocious Nazi aggression. Under relentless pressure and growing despair, they struggle to stay resolute, aware that survival may be impossible.
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