Poland,
1958, 103 min
Directed by:
Andrzej WajdaCinematography:
Jerzy WójcikCast:
Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżyński, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumił Kobiela, Jan Ciecierski, Stanislaw Milski, Artur Mlodnicki (more)Plots(1)
Wajda’s most renowned film and landmark of international cinema, Ashes and Diamonds takes place on the final day of WWII, as a young Resistance fighter is assigned to assassinate a Communist official. Perfectly realised, the film is also renowned for its electrifying, iconic, era-defining performance by Zbigniew Cybulski. This vision of Poland poised between the horrors of the recent past and an uncertain future, and the moral dilemmas faced by individuals in a time of transition, is arguably Wajda’s greatest work. (Second Run)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1960 - Best Film
- 1960 - Zbigniew Cybulski (Best Foreign Actor)
Venice Film Festival
- 1959 - Andrzej Wajda (FIPRESCI Prize)