Giuseppe in Warsaw

Giuseppe w Warszawie

“Adventures of the Italian soldier in a rebellious Warsaw in 1943, between Germans and the Polish resistance.”

The Italian soldier Giuseppe Santucci, on his way home from the Russian front has his machine gun stolen in Warsaw. Afraid of consequences, he stays in Warsaw and occupies a flat of the Polish girl Maria, whom he suspects of stealing weapon. Maria indeed is an active member of the Polish resistance, contrary to her brother, Staszek, a painter, who only wants a calm living. In a course of events Giuseppe falls in love and, along with Staszek, becomes a hero of the Polish resistance.

Director

Stanisław Lenartowicz

Screenplay

Jacek Wejroch

Status

Released

Release date

07/08/1964

Original language

Polish