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Eroica (released in some territories as Heroism) is a 1958 film by Andrzej Munk. It is composed of two separate stories, each featuring the Polish concept of heroism and a role of a hero.
A third segment, Con Bravura, utilizing Polish romantic legend and different in spirit from the first two segments, was meant as the final part of the original film but although completed, was ultimately cut by Munk from the final version. It premiered on Polish Television in 1972 and depicts wartime couriers crossing the Tatra Mountains.
Eroica won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1959 Mar del Plata Film Festival.
Original Release
01/04/1958
US Release
02/01/1966
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward Dziewonski | Dzidzius Gorkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") / Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Barbara Połomska | Zosia, Dzidzius' Wife (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") / Zosia (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Ignacy Machowski | Major (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Leon Niemczyk | Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Kazimierz Opalinski | Polish Commandant (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Zofia Czerwinska | Jogodka (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") / Jogódka (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Eleonora Lorentz | Old Woman (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Emil Karewicz | Polish Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Tomasz Lengren | Boy Scout (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Jerzy Turek | Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward Dziewonski | Dzidzius Gorkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") / Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Barbara Połomska | Zosia, Dzidzius' Wife (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") / Zosia (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Ignacy Machowski | Major (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Leon Niemczyk | Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Kazimierz Opalinski | Polish Commandant (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Zofia Czerwinska | Jogodka (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") / Jogódka (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Eleonora Lorentz | Old Woman (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Emil Karewicz | Polish Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Tomasz Lengren | Boy Scout (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Jerzy Turek | Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Roman Wilhelmi | Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Tomasz Zaliwski | Hungarian Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Jerzy Felczynski | (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") / Hungarian Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Roman Hubczenko | (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Zygmunt Listkiewicz | (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") |
| Kazimierz Rudzki | Lt. Turek (segment "Ostinato Lugubre") |
| Henryk Bąk | Lt. Krygier (segment "Ostinato Lugubre") |
| Mariusz Dmochowski | Lt. Korwin Makowski (segment "Ostinato Lugubre") |
| Roman Klosowski | Lt. Szpakowski (segment "Ostinato Lugubre") |
| Bogumil Kobiela | Lt. Dabecki (segment "Ostinato Lugubre") |
