H.M. Deserters

Set in 1918, this World War I drama follows a group of Austro-Hungarian soldiers—Czechs, Jews, Italians, and others—confined in a provincial barracks under German officers. Subjected to the cruelty of a sadistic lieutenant, they rebel, humiliate him, and later attempt escape. Disguised as guards for veterinary surgeons in Budapest, the deserters are eventually recaptured and returned for court-martial, forced once more to face their tormentor.

• Janusz MajewskiDirector
• György SelmecziOriginal Music Composer
• Janusz MajewskiScreenplay
• Pavel HajnýScreenplay

• Marek KondratJan Kania
• Wiktor ZborowskiMoryc Haber
• Krzysztof KowalewskiSzef kompanii
• Wojciech Pokoravon Nogay
• Zoltán BezerédyBenedek
• Anna GornostajMitzi
• Kalina JędrusikMadame Elli, kierowniczka domu publicznego
• Jerzy Michotekkucharz Koperka
• Jacek Sas-UhrynowskiGiuseppe Baldini, włoski jeniec wojenny (ordynans von Nogaya)
• Zbigniew Zapasiewiczkapitan Wagner
• Janusz Bukowskikapral Ulmbach
• Marek Frąckowiakkapral Bernstein