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Synopsis

Kanał (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkanaw], The Sewer) is a 1957 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a group of Polish resistance fighters and civilians escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city's sewers. Adapted by the uprising veteran Jerzy Stefan Stawiński for the film's screenplay from his own short story, Kanał was the second film of Wajda's War Trilogy, preceded by A Generation and followed by Ashes and Diamonds. The film was the winner of the Special Jury Award at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.

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Details

Type

Movie

Release date

January 1, 1957

Genres

drama film, war film

Created by

Andrzej Wajda

Runtime

95 min

Countries

Poland