Men of the Blue Cross (1955)
Men of the Blue Cross (1955) - War Movies 55 minutes. The Men of the Blue Cross. The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking. rescue, world war ii, behind enemy lines
Released: Oct 12, 1955
Runtime: 55 minutes
Stars: Stanislaw Byrcyn-Gasienica, Stanisław Wawrytko, Stanisław Marusarz, Stanisław Gąsienica, Ludwik Ziemblic, Józef Krzeptowski
Crew: Andrzej Munk (Director), Adam Liberak (Short Story), Jan Riesser (First Assistant Director), Janusz Sowiński (Assistant Camera), Tadeusz Janczak (Assistant Camera), Stanisław Czerwiński (Lighting Technician)
