H.M. Deserters
Set in 1918, this World War I drama follows a group of Austro-Hungarian soldiers—Czechs, Jews, Italians, and others—confined in a provincial barracks under German officers. Subjected to the cruelty of a sadistic lieutenant, they rebel, humiliate him, and later attempt escape. Disguised as guards for veterinary surgeons in Budapest, the deserters are eventually recaptured and returned for court-martial, forced once more to face their tormentor.
Cast
Marek Kondrat
Jan Kania
Wiktor Zborowski
Moryc Haber
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Szef kompanii
Wojciech Pokora
von Nogay
Zoltán Bezerédy
Benedek
Anna Gornostaj
Mitzi
Kalina Jędrusik
Madame Elli, kierowniczka domu publicznego
Jerzy Michotek
kucharz Koperka
Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski
Giuseppe Baldini, włoski jeniec wojenny (ordynans von Nogaya)
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
kapitan Wagner
Crew
Janusz Majewski
Director
Witold Adamek
Director of Photography
Ewa Braun
Interior Designer
Andrzej Haliński
Production Design
Zsuzsa Pártényi
Costume Design
Miklósné Miklós
Music Consultant
Elżbieta Kurkowska
Editor
György Selmeczi
Original Music Composer
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Interior Designer
Tamás Breier
Interior Designer