The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
After escaping across Europe from Stalag camp, Dolas's ride to Cyprus is stopped when his ship in sunk by an Italian submarine. Although he and some of his fellow sailors are rescued by an Allied ship, they find themselves conscripted into the French Foreign Legion in Beirut, Dolas becoming a cook.
Ratings
TMDB7.6/10
76 audience votes
Key crew
- Tadeusz ChmielewskiDirector
- Jerzy MatuszkiewiczOriginal Music Composer
- Tadeusz ChmielewskiScreenplay
Cast
- Marian KociniakFranciszek Dolas
- Krystyna BorowiczBrothel Madame
- Anna GębickaDancer
- Piotr FronczewskiItalian Sodier
- Wacław KowalskiKiedros
- Kazimierz RudzkiCaptain Ralf Peacoock
- Jan ŚwiderskiLetoux
- Leonard AndrzejewskiForeign Legion Soldier
- Richard BerthonBritish Corporal
- Witold KałuskiItalian Captain
- Andrzej KrasickiShip Captain
- Zdzisław KuźniarDimo Stojadinovic