Atlantic Story

Atlantic Story

1955 · 79 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

The fate of a German found by the French peasants - a deserter from the Legion of Foreign Affairs fighting in Vietnam.

Directed by Wanda Jakubowska · Written by Mirosław Żuławski

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Cast

Damian Damięcki Bernard Olivier
Michel Bustamante Gaston Blachier
Mieczysław Stoor Gerhard Schmidt
Henryk Szletyński Bernard's father
Renata Kossobudzka Bernard's mother
Stanisław Kwaskowski Tinsmith, Uncle Gaston
Irena Netto Tinsmith, Aunt Gaston
Helena Chaniecka
Edward Dziewoński Wehrmacht sergeant recruiting Schmidt to the Foreign Legion
Kazimierz Talarczyk Soldier of the Foreign Legion
Artur Młodnicki Officer of the Foreign Legion
Katarzyna Kemp-Maszewska Wietnamese Woman

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