The Real End of the Great War

The Real End of the Great War

1957 · 85 min · ★ 8.3 · Drama

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

Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz · Written by Jerzy Kawalerowicz

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Lucyna Winnicka Róża Zborska
Janina Sokołowska Józia
Roland Głowacki Juliusz
Andrzej Szalawski Professor Stęgień
Olga Bielska Irena
Helena Dąbrowska Flower Seller
Janina Jabłonowska Psychiatrist's Wife
Edward Gliński Szymek
Kazimierz Dębowski Psychiatrist Ludwik
Zdzisław Leśniak Man leading a Wedding Procession
Gustaw Lutkiewicz Henryk Thiel
Maciej Maciejewski Foreman

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