
How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
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4/2/1970Runtime
86 minsOverview
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.
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A bumbling soldier accidentally triggers World War II through a comedic cascade of mishaps, then embarks on an absurdist escape odyssey across occupied Europe. It's a darkly playful romp that finds humor in the chaos of war and the stupidity of fate.
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Marian Kociniak
Franciszek Dolas

Janina Borońska
Elżbieta

Adam Cyprian
Gulke's Brother

Wirgiliusz Gryń
Józek Kryska

Zdzisław Kuźniar
Dimo Stojadinovic

Józef Łodyński
Stoker

Jarosław Skulski
Colonel

Tomasz Zaliwski
Yugoslavian Officer

Elżbieta Starostecka
Singer

Emil Karewicz
Gestapo Officer in Austria

Henryk Łapiński
Wladysław Wachocki

Stanisław Milski
German General
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