The Hours of Hope

In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.

War Drama

Zbigniew Józefowicz

(Captain Walek)

Krystyna Kamieńska

(Doctor Anna)

Stanisław Mikulski

(Lieutenant Jan Basior)

Jadwiga Chojnacka

(Nurse Margiel)

Bronisław Pawlik

(Szczeżuja)

Zofia Mrozowska

(Actress)

Bohdan Ejmont

(Pietia)

Stefan Rydel

(Sturmfuhrer von Lyx)

Stanisław Milski

(SS Colonel Nagel)

Jerzy Kaliszewski

(Major Woynicz)

Leon Niemczyk

(American Officer)

Janusz Jaroń

(Staff Officer)

Jerzy Kawka

(Scharführer Schkoppeck)

Kazimierz Szubert

(Kurak)

Eugeniusz Solarski

(Fisherman)

Halina Kuźniakówna

(Frania)

Zdzisław Lubelski

(Trader)

Adam Mularczyk

(Old Italian)

Józef Kostecki

(Wounded Actor)

Cezary Julski

(Capo)

Aleksander Gąssowski

(Theatre Director)

Kazimierz Wichniarz

(Sergeant Tomala)

Władysław Głąbik

(Grześ Gawra)

Rafał Kajetanowicz

(Makowski)

Maria Badmajeff

Antonina Barczewska

Borys Borkowski

Włodzimierz Dobrzański

Krystyna Feldman

(Woman hit in the Forehead)

Stefan Friedmann

(Boy from Zamojszczyzna)

Janina Jabłonowska

(Worker)

Stanisław Jędrzejewski

Jerzy Kaczmarek

(German, Walek's Patient)

Stanisław Marian Kamiński

(Italian Interpreter)

Andrzej Kozak

(Man wanting to join the Army)

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

(Sajewicz)

Janina Matuszczak

(Girl on a Tank)

Wiesław Michnikowski

(Man in a Striped Uniform)

Blanka Orszańska

Ryszard Ostromęcki

(Telephone Operator)

Zdzisław Relski

Tadeusz Somogi

(Actor)

Aleksander Sewruk

(Dosiad)

Jadwiga Sachnowska

(Old German Woman)

Ryszard Sawicki

(Old German Man)

Jarema Stępowski

(Trader)

Józef Strumiński

(Zawada)

Jerzy Szpunar

(Telephone Operator)

Ewa Zdzieszyńska

Janina Węglan

(Czech Woman)

Janina Warnecka

Zofia Wilczyńska

Bogusz Bilewski

(Corporal Sumski (uncredited))

Sylwester Chęciński

(Violinist (uncredited))

Anna Ciepielewska

(Giannina (uncredited))

Maria Ciesielska

(Marysia (uncredited))

Mieczysław Czechowicz

(WP Soldier (uncredited))

Halina Dobrowolska

((uncredited))

Ewa Dryszkiewicz

((uncredited))

Ryszard Filipski

(American singing in Łódź (uncredited))

Mieczysław Gajda

((uncredited))

Barbara Horawianka

((uncredited))

Zdana Jasińska

((uncredited))

Mieczysław Kalenik

(American (uncredited))

Tadeusz Kalinowski

((uncredited))

Jan Kobuszewski

(Frenchman (uncredited))

Zdzisław Kuźniar

((uncredited))

Zygmunt Listkiewicz

(Pole from Mława (uncredited))

Stanisław Michalski

((uncredited))

Irena Morawska

((uncredited))

Tadeusz Motel

(American Soldier (uncredited))

Jerzy Nasierowski

(WP Soldier (uncredited))

Stanisław Niwiński

((uncredited))

Maria Nowotarska

((uncredited))

Ludwik Paczyński

((uncredited))

Ludwik Pak

((uncredited))

Barbara Połomska

(Girl at the Field Kitchen (uncredited))

Wanda Siemaszkowa

(Pole (uncredited))

Włodzimierz Skoczylas

(WP Soldier (uncredited))

Kazimierz Urbański

((uncredited))

Lech Wojciechowski

((uncredited))

Florian Wolny

(Horst (uncredited))

Hanna Zembrzuska

(Girl joining the Americans (uncredited))