Unvanquished City

Unvanquished City

1950 · 86 min · ★ 6.0 · War, Drama

Warsaw after the fall of the Warsaw Uprising. The Germans expel the civilian population and then proceed to systematically destroy the city. The capital is transformed into a sea of rubble, among which a few survivors hide – modern-day Robinsons. One of them is Piotr Rafalski, who rescues Krystyna, a wounded Jewish woman. Three soldiers of the People's Army, cooperating with a Soviet telegraph operator, are also in the city.

Directed by Jerzy Zarzycki · Written by Jerzy Zarzycki

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