A young Jewish man from Warsaw is imprisoned after an antisemitic incident at his university. He is released when the Second World War breaks out and manages to escape from the ghetto. However, he chooses to leave his hiding place and fight, determined to share the fate of those threatened by the Holocaust. The protagonist is compared to the biblical Samson, who sacrificed his own life.
Directed by Andrzej Wajda
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Cast
Serge Merlin
Jakub Gold
Alina Janowska
Lucyna
Elżbieta Kępińska
Kazia, Malina's Niece
Jan Ciecierski
Józef Malina
Tadeusz Bartosik
"Professor" Pankrat
Władysław Kowalski
Fiałka / Jakub Gold (voice)
Irena Netto
Jakub's Mother
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Stasia
Jan Ibel
Genio
Bogumił Antczak
Prisoner (uncredited)
Wiesława Chojkowska
Wiśka (uncredited)
Edmund Fetting
Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Roland Głowacki
Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Andrzej Herder
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
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