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How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape poster

How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape (1970)

On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.

Release: 1970-04-02
Runtime: 86 min
Rating: 7.6 / 10
Cast
Marian Kociniak
Marian Kociniak
Franciszek Dolas
Janina Borońska
Janina Borońska
Elżbieta
Adam Cyprian
Adam Cyprian
Gulke's Brother
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Józek Kryska
Zdzisław Kuźniar
Zdzisław Kuźniar
Dimo Stojadinovic
Józef Łodyński
Józef Łodyński
Stoker
Jarosław Skulski
Jarosław Skulski
Colonel
Tomasz Zaliwski
Tomasz Zaliwski
Yugoslavian Officer
Elżbieta Starostecka
Elżbieta Starostecka
Singer
Emil Karewicz
Emil Karewicz
Gestapo Officer in Austria
Henryk Łapiński
Henryk Łapiński
Wladysław Wachocki
Stanisław Milski
Stanisław Milski
German General
Kazimierz Talarczyk
Kazimierz Talarczyk
Woydyłło
Janusz Ziejewski
Janusz Ziejewski
Feldfebel
Ludwik Benoit
Ludwik Benoit
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Zbigniew Bielski
Zbigniew Bielski
Soldier selling Sausages (uncredited)
Jerzy Block
Jerzy Block
Bolek (uncredited)
Adolf Chronicki
Adolf Chronicki
Polish Captain (uncredited)