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Akcja pod Arsenałem (1978)

Akcja pod Arsenałem poster
Directed by
Jan Łomnicki
Genre
drama film
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Polish historical film about young boy scouts during World War II. They plan and carry out a mission to free a prisoner from a German truck.

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What happens

Akcja pod Arsenałem (English: Operation Arsenal) is a Polish historical film, based on the novel Kamienie na szaniec by Aleksander Kamiński, released in 1978 and directed by Jan Łomnicki. Set during World War II, it tells the story of the Operation Arsenal, in which boy scouts of the Grey Ranks freed a truck carrying prisoners, among whom was Jan Bytnar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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