Kanal
Kanal • 1h 36m
Directed by Andrzej Wajda • 1957 • Poland
Starring Teresa Izewska, Tadeusz Janczar, Wienczyslaw Glinski
“Watch them closely, for these are the last hours of their lives,” announces a narrator, foretelling the tragedy that unfolds as a war-ravaged company of Home Army resistance fighters tries to escape the Nazi onslaught through the sewers of Warsaw. Determined to survive, the men and women slog through the hellish labyrinth, piercing the darkness with the strength of their individual spirits. Based on true events, KANAL was the first film ever made about the Warsaw Uprising and brought director Andrzej Wajda to the attention of international audiences, earning the Special Jury Prize in Cannes in 1957.
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Jan Nowak-Jeziorański with Andrzej Wajda
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Andrzej Wajda on KANAL
This interview was recorded in December 2003 at Andrzej Wajda’s School of Directing, in Warsaw. In it, Wajda is accompanied by his colleague Janusz “Kuba” Morgenstern and film critic Jerzy Płażewski.
