Barbed Wire

Barbed Wire

1983 · 98 min · ★ 10.0 · War

Three Kościuszko Division soldiers, each of a different background, volunteer to take up the task of cutting German barbed wire before an offensive.

Directed by Andrzej Jerzy Piotrowski · Written by Janusz Przymanowski

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