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The Real End of the Great War

The Real End of the Great War

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 10, 1957

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Drama

User Score

86%

Original Title

Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny

Production Companies

Zespół Filmowy Kadr

Director

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Description

Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion