Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
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Tadeusz Łomnicki as Stanisław Mazur "Bartek"
Urszula Modrzyńska as Ewa "Dorota"
Tadeusz Janczar as Jasio Krone
Janusz Paluszkiewicz as Sekuła
Ryszard Kotys as Jacek (as Ryszard Kotas)
Roman Polanski as Mundek
Ludwik Benoit as Grzesio
Zofia Czerwińska as Barkeeper Lola
Zbigniew Cybulski as Kostek
Tadeusz Fijewski as German Guard in a Sawmill
Zygmunt Hobot as Abram
Cezary Julski as Coach Driver
Bronisław Kassowski as Waldemar Berg
August Kowalczyk as Priest
Jerzy Krasowski as AK Major
Zenon Laurentowski as Carpentry Shop Worker
Stanisław Milski as Caretaker Krone
Juliusz Roland as "Kaczor"
Hanna Skarżanka as Antoniowa
Janusz Ściwiarski as Ryszard Berg
Kazimierz Wichniarz as Werkschutz
Zygmunt Zintel as Meister Ziarno
Ryszard Ber as Zyzik (uncredited)
Bronisław Dardziński as Szymon (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki as Alcohol Salesman (uncredited)
Julian Dziedzina as Gestapo Member arresting Dorota (uncredited)
Wiesław Gołas as German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)
Jerzy Gruza as Soldier chasing Jasio on a Staircase (uncredited)
Monika Gutman as Woman leaving Sewers (uncredited)
Zofia Jamry as Storekeeper (uncredited)
Mieczysław Kalenik as SS Soldier (uncredited)
Bogumił Kobiela as Soldier killed by Jasio Krone (uncredited)
Henryk Kucharski as Soldier chasing Jasio Krone (uncredited)
Kazimierz Kutz as GL Member (uncredited)
Jan Machulski as GL Member (uncredited)
Franciszek Pieczka as German Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)
Kazimierz Stankiewicz as Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)
Henryk Staszewski as Gendarme taking part in Dorota's Arrest (uncredited)
Stanisław Stojko as GL Member (uncredited)
Janusz Strachocki as Worker (uncredited)
Mieczysław Waśkowski as (uncredited)
Danuta Wodyńska as Franusiowa (uncredited)
Stefan Wroncki as (uncredited)
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