

Westerplatte Resists
Genres
Overview
Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1967-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Polish
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
6.8
Zygmunt Hübner
Maj. Henryk Sucharski
Arkadiusz Bazak
Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski
Tadeusz Schmidt
Ens. Jan Gryczman
Józef Nowak
Cpl. Piotr Buder
Tadeusz Pluciński
Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński
Bogusz Bilewski
Capt. Mieczysław Słaby, Medical Officer
Bohdan Ejmont
Mate Bernard Rygielski
Mariusz Gorczyński
Pvt. Jan Czywil
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Sgt. Kazimierz Rasiński, Radio Operator
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Cpl. Władysław Baran
Andrzej Kozak
Pvt. Eugeniusz Aniołek
Andrzej Krasicki
Col. Karl Henke
Adam Kwiatkowski
Cpl. Władysław Domoń
Józef Łodyński
Sgt. Wojciech Najsarek, Station-Master
Mieczysław Milecki
Lt. Stefan Grodecki
Janusz Mirczewski
Pvt. Antoni Ozorowski
Jerzy Molga
Cpl. Eugeniusz Grabowski
Zdzisław Mrożewski
Lt. Col. Wincenty Sobociński
Józef Nalberczak
Cpl. Edmund Szamlewski
Bogdan Niewinowski
Lt. Leon Pająk
Stanisław Niwiński
Pvt. Jan Połeć
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Sgt. Leonard Piotrowski, Warehouse Manager
Ryszard Piekarski
Corporal
Bolesław Płotnicki
Medic Karol Szwedowski
Marian Rułka
Soldier
Mieczysław Stoor
Cpl. Adolf Petzelt
Zdzisław Szymański
Sgt. Michał Gawlicki
Jerzy Trojan
Soldier Bringing an Order to Surrender
Roman Wilhelmi
Mate Franciszek Bartoszak
Andrzej Wykrętowicz
Soldier
Andrzej Zaorski
Lt. Kręglicki
Bogumił Antczak
Guard (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki
German Soldier (uncredited)
Witold Dębicki
Soldier (uncredited)
Wojciech Duryasz
Soldier with Kettle (uncredited)
Stefan Friedmann
Soldier without a Helmet (uncredited)
Piotr Fronczewski
Pvt. Mieczysław Krzak (uncredited)
Józef Fryźlewicz
Soldier (uncredited)
Michał Gazda
Soldier (uncredited)
Marian Glinka
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Andrzej Grąziewicz
German Soldier (uncredited)
Lech Grzmociński
German Soldier Disarming Sucharski (uncredited)
Andrzej Jurczak
Guard (uncredited)
Mieczysław Kalenik
Soldier (uncredited)
Eugeniusz Kamiński
Soldier (uncredited)
Janusz Kubicki
German Officer (uncredited)
Bogdan Łysakowski
Soldier (uncredited)
Stanisław Michalski
Sleeping Soldier (uncredited)
Klemens Mielczarek
Mate Chrzanowski (uncredited)
Leopold Rene Nowak
Soldier returning from Guard Duty (uncredited)
Marian Opania
Soldier stacking Sandbags (uncredited)
Lech Ordon
Cook (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Press
Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)
Sylwester Przedwojewski
Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski
Soldier (uncredited)
Bogusław Sochnacki
Telephone Central Operator (uncredited)
Michał Szewczyk
Dissident Soldier (uncredited)
Stefan Szmidt
Soldier (uncredited)
Lech Wojciechowski
Corporal (uncredited)
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