Tajemnica Westerplatte (2013)

Directed by

Paweł Chochlew

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Lithuania, Poland

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

18A

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1939, Polish soldiers defend the Westerplatte outpost against a German attack. The commander and his deputy clash over strategy as they face overwhelming enemy forces.

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What happens

1939 Battle of Westerplatte, originally titled in Poland as Tajemnica Westerplatte ("The Secret of Westerplatte"), is a 2013 Polish-Lithuanian war film written and directed by Paweł Chochlew. It portrays the Battle of Westerplatte between the Polish Army and Nazi German forces at the start of World War II in 1939. The film focuses on the conflict between Westerplatte commander Henryk Sucharski (Michał Żebrowski) and his deputy Franciszek Dąbrowski (Robert Żołędziewski). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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