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Ashes and diamonds / directed by Andrzej Wajda.

Wajda, Andrzej, 1926-2016 (film director.). Cybulski, Zbigniew, 1927-1967 (actor.). Krzyzewski, Eva, (actor.). Andrzejewski, Jerzy, 1909-1983 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Popiół i diament. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska. (Cast).

Summary:
A milestone of Polish cinema, this electrifying international sensation by Andrzej Wajda, the final film in his celebrated war trilogy, entwines the story of one man's moral crisis on the final day of World War II with the fate of a nation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781681438733
  • ISBN: 1681438739
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from sell sheet.
Based on the novel by Jerzy Andrzejewski.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Special features: audio commentary from 2004 featuring film scholar Annette Insdorf; new video essay by Insdorf on the film's legacy; Andrzej Wajda: On "Ashes and diamonds", a 2005 program featuring director Andrzej Wajda, second director Janusz Morgenstern, and film critic Jerzy Plazewski; archival newsreel footage on the making of the film.
Participant or Performer Note:
Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
Blu-ray, wide screen (1.66:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language Note:
Polish dialogue; English subtitles.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Poland > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Poland > History > Occupation, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Poland > Drama.
Soldiers > Poland > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Fiction films.
War films.
Film adaptations.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethlehem Main Library BLU-RAY (Text) 33062009490401 Adult DVD Fiction Available -

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