A generation
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Wajda, Andrzej, 1926-2016, director.
Czeszko, Bohdan, screenwriter.
Łomnicki, Tadeusz, 1927-1992, actor.
Modrzyńska, Urszula, actor.
Janczar, Tadeusz, 1926-1997, actor.
Czeszko, Bohdan, screenwriter.
Łomnicki, Tadeusz, 1927-1992, actor.
Modrzyńska, Urszula, actor.
Janczar, Tadeusz, 1926-1997, actor.
Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2005].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2005].
Format
DVD Video
Language
pol
UPC
037429201923
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel Pokolenie by Bohdan Czeszko.
General Note
Theatrical release by Janus Films.
General Note
Videodisc release of the 1954 film.
General Note
Full screen (1.33:1).
General Note
Special features: interview, Andrzej Wajda: on becoming a filmmaker (2003 ; ca. 34 min.); short film Ceramika Iłzecka = Ceramics from Ilza (1951; b & w; ca. 10 min.) ; stills galleries. In booklet: essay by film scholar Ewa Mazierska.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Jerzy Lipman ; editor, Czesław Raniszewski ; music, Andrzej Markowski.
Participants/Performers
Tadeusz Łomnicki, Urszula Modrzyńska, Tadeusz Janczar, Janusz Paluszkiewicz, Ryszard Kotas, Roman Polański.
Description
The story of a cocky Polish youth who decides to fight the Nazis after he falls for a pretty resistance leader. As he and his friends help escapees during the Warsaw ghetto uprising, the innocence of a generation is lost under the grueling conditions of war. The first in what has come to be known as the director's 'war trilogy'.
System Details
DVD, NTSC.
Language
Polish dialogue (Dolby digital mono), optional English subtitles.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Library - DVD - DVD Collection | GENERATION | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Coming-of-age films.
Czeszko, Bohdan -- Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
Video recordings.
War films.
Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- Uprising, 1944 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Poland -- Drama.
Czeszko, Bohdan -- Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
Video recordings.
War films.
Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- Uprising, 1944 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Poland -- Drama.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wajda, A., Czeszko, B., Łomnicki, T., Modrzyńska, U., Janczar, T., Paluszkiewicz, J., Kotys, R., Polanski, R., Lipman, J., Markowski, A., Raniszewski, C., & Czeszko, B. (2005). A generation . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andrzej Wajda et al.. 2005. A Generation. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andrzej Wajda et al.. A Generation Criterion Collection, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wajda, Andrzej, et al. A Generation Criterion Collection, 2005.
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