A Generation

Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.

War Drama

Tadeusz Łomnicki

(Stanisław Mazur "Bartek")

Urszula Modrzyńska

(Ewa "Dorota")

Tadeusz Janczar

(Jasio Krone)

Janusz Paluszkiewicz

(Sekuła)

Ryszard Kotys

(Jacek (as Ryszard Kotas))

Roman Polanski

(Mundek)

Ludwik Benoit

(Grzesio)

Zofia Czerwińska

(Barkeeper Lola)

Zbigniew Cybulski

(Kostek)

Tadeusz Fijewski

(German Guard in a Sawmill)

Zygmunt Hobot

(Abram)

Cezary Julski

(Coach Driver)

Bronisław Kassowski

(Waldemar Berg)

August Kowalczyk

(Priest)

Jerzy Krasowski

(AK Major)

Zenon Laurentowski

(Carpentry Shop Worker)

Stanisław Milski

(Caretaker Krone)

Juliusz Roland

("Kaczor")

Hanna Skarżanka

(Antoniowa)

Janusz Ściwiarski

(Ryszard Berg)

Kazimierz Wichniarz

(Werkschutz)

Zygmunt Zintel

(Meister Ziarno)

Ryszard Ber

(Zyzik (uncredited))

Bronisław Dardziński

(Szymon (uncredited))

Kazimierz Dębicki

(Alcohol Salesman (uncredited))

Julian Dziedzina

(Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited))

Wiesław Gołas

(German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited))

Jerzy Gruza

(Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited))

Monika Gutman

(Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited))

Zofia Jamry

(Storekeeper (uncredited))

Mieczysław Kalenik

(SS Soldier (uncredited))

Bogumił Kobiela

(Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited))

Henryk Kucharski

(Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited))

Kazimierz Kutz

(GL Member (uncredited))

Jan Machulski

(GL Member (uncredited))

Franciszek Pieczka

(German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited))

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

(Stach's Neighbor (uncredited))

Henryk Staszewski

(Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited))

Stanisław Stojko

(GL Member (uncredited))

Janusz Strachocki

(Worker (uncredited))

Mieczysław Waśkowski

((uncredited))

Danuta Wodyńska

(Franusiowa (uncredited))

Stefan Wroncki

((uncredited))