Five Boys from Barska Street
1954 Polish film
- 27 February 1954 (1954-02-27)
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Five Boys from Barska Street (Polish: Piątka z ulicy Barskiej) is a 1954 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Kazimierz Koźniewski.[1] It was awarded the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot
Five young men have lost their ideals during the Nazi occupation. They then decided to make a living by stealing. After they have been caught and convicted they decided to become a legitimate crime organisation. In the process they get themselves in a lot of trouble including getting unwittingly involved in terrorism activities .
Cast
- Aleksandra Śląska - Hanka
- Tadeusz Janczar - Kazek Spokorny
- Andrzej Kozak - Jacek Siwicki
- Tadeusz Łomnicki - Lutek Kozłowski
- Marian Rułka - Zbyszek Moczarski
- Włodzimierz Skoczylas - Franek Kruk
- Mieczysław Stoor - Marek Kozioł
- Jadwiga Chojnacka - Kazek's Aunt
- Maria Kierzkowa - Edwardowa
- Ewa Krasnodebska - Maria Radziszewska
- Zofia Malynicz - Radziszewska
- Hanna Skarzanka - Judge
- Natalia Szymanska - Koziołowa
- Ludwik Benoit - Wojciechowski
References
- ^ "Projekcja filmu "Piątka z ulicy Barskiej" (1954)". Muzeum Literatury im. Adama Mickiewicza w Warszawie. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Five Boys from Barska Street". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
External links
- Five Boys from Barska Street at IMDb
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Films directed by Aleksander Ford
- Granny Had No Worries (1935)
- Border Street (1948)
- Youth of Chopin (1952)
- Five Boys from Barska Street (1954)
- The Eighth Day of the Week (1958)
- Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)
- The First Day of Freedom (1964)
- The Doctor Speaks Out (1966)
- The First Circle (1973)
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