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How I Unleashed World War II (1970)

How I Unleashed World War II poster
Original title
Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową: Cz. 1 - Ucieczka
Directed by
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Genre
comedy film, war film, adventure film
Country
Poland
Runtime
3h 44m
Rated
16+
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 66 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Polish soldier stumbles through a series of misadventures during World War II, accidentally causing major events. His journey takes him across different countries as he tries to survive the chaos of war.

lightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedescapisthumorouschaotic

What happens

How I Unleashed World War II (Polish: Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową) is a 1970 Polish comedy film directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski and based on the novel "Przygody kanoniera Dolasa" (The Adventures of Dolas the Cannoneer) by Kazimierz Sławiński, a Polish war pilot who survived a German POW camp. It was shot in Sochi, Baku, Poświętne and Łódź, among other places. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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