Directed by:
Andrzej WajdaScreenplay:
Jerzy Stefan StawińskiCinematography:
Jerzy LipmanComposer:
Jan KrenzCast:
Teresa Izewska, Tadeusz Janczar, Wieńczysław Gliński, Tadeusz Gwiazdowski, Stanisław Mikulski, Emil Karewicz, Vladek Sheybal, Jan Englert, Kazimierz Kutz (more)Plots(1)
An unforgettable and harrowing depiction of the last days of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against the invading German Nazis, Kanał follows a band of surviving Polish Home Army soldiers who take to the sewers to avoid capture. Wajda’s second feature is both a thrilling WWII adventure and a vivid, melancholic testament to lives lost and martyr heroes born. Kanał remains strikingly fresh in conceit and execution, and presents Wajda’s most potent mixture of lyricism and horror. (Second Run)
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I don't have Polish cinema on my radar as much as other cinemas, but it must be acknowledged that Poland had its periods when it was strong. This is represented by the film Canal, which depicts the Polish resistance hiding in the sewers of Warsaw. Yet it is a very good human drama that ties together the political and historical situation.
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