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1958 · 103 min · NR

Ashes and Diamonds

Directed by Andrzej Wajda · Drama, War, Romance

Ashes and Diamonds (1958) is a Drama film, directed by Andrzej Wajda set in Poland during the 1940s.

Themes of war's cost and love & longing run throughout.

Cinematography
Jerzy Wójcik
Cast
Zbigniew CybulskiEwa KrzyżewskaWacław ZastrzeżynskiAdam PawlikowskiBogumił KobielaJan CiecierskiStanisław MilskiArtur Młodnicki

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Poland
Setting
Urban
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Themes
War's CostLove & Longing
Tone
BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Historical Fiction

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