1959, 85 min.
Director | Andrzej Wajda, Janusz Morgenstern | |
Screenplay | Wojciech Zukrowski, Andrzej Wajda, based on a short story by Wojciech Zukrowski | |
Cinematography | Jerzy Lipman | |
Music | Tadeusz Baird |
Capt. Chodakiewicz | Jerzy Pichelski | |
Lt. Wodnicki | Adam Pawlikowski | |
Off. Cad. Jerzy Grabowski | Jerzy Moes | |
Sgt. Mjr. Laton | Mieczyslaw Loza | |
Ewa | Bozena Kurowska | |
Priest | Karol Rommel | |
also starring | Roman Polanski, Wieslaw Golas |
Andrzej Wajda, the son of a Polish cavalry officer killed in WWII by Soviets, made this film as a tribute to the heroic horsemen who faced off against German tanks. It follows the trajectory of an off-white horse which passes among various military officials until it breaks a leg and is shot.