How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

1970 · 86 min · PL · 7.9 (46 votes)
Dir. Tadeusz Chmielewski · Starring Marian Kociniak, Janina Borońska, Adam Cyprian, Wirgiliusz Gryń, Zdzisław Kuźniar, Józef Łodyński · Music Jerzy Matuszkiewicz · How I Unleashed World War II
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On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.

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A darkly comedic and anxious journey through the absurdities of war. This film feels like a chaotic fever dream where one man's accidental actions spiral into global conflict, leaving a trail of bewildered characters in their wake.

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