Westerplatte Resists

Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.

Country:

Poland

Genre:

War,

Drama

Duration:

91 minutes

Year:

1967

Director:

Stanisław Różewicz

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Company:

Zespół Filmowy "Rytm"

Cast:

Maj. Henryk Sucharski

Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski

Ens. Jan Gryczman

Cpl. Piotr Buder

Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński

Crew:

Director

Assistant Camera

Production Design

Production Manager

Screenplay