The Real End of the Great War (1957)

The Real End of the Great War (1957)

1957-10-10 Poland 85 Min. PG-13
8.6 4 votes

Overview

Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion

Cast

Lucyna Winnicka is Róża Zborska
Róża Zborska
Andrzej Szalawski is Professor Stęgień
Professor Stęgień
Helena Dąbrowska is Flower Seller
Flower Seller
Janina Jabłonowska is Psychiatrist's Wife
Psychiatrist's Wife
Kazimierz Dębowski is Psychiatrist Ludwik
Psychiatrist Ludwik
Zdzisław Leśniak is Man leading a Wedding Procession
Man leading a Wedding Procession
Gustaw Lutkiewicz is Henryk Thiel
Henryk Thiel