The Hours of Hope
Godziny nadziei
Release: 1955-05-09
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 5.8
War
Drama
In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.
Production Countries
Poland
Production Companies
Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi
Cast
Ryszard Filipski
as American singing in Łódź (uncredited)
Barbara Horawianka
as (uncredited)
Stanisław Michalski
as (uncredited)
Jerzy Szpunar
as Telephone Operator
Maria Ciesielska
as Marysia (uncredited)
Mieczysław Czechowicz
as WP Soldier (uncredited)
Jan Kobuszewski
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Wiesław Michnikowski
as Man in a Striped Uniform
Jerzy Nasierowski
as WP Soldier (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Skoczylas
as WP Soldier (uncredited)
Krystyna Feldman
as Woman hit in the Forehead
Zbigniew Józefowicz
as Captain Walek
Jadwiga Chojnacka
as Nurse Margiel
Władysław Głąbik
as Grześ Gawra
Jarema Stępowski
as Trader
Sylwester Chęciński
as Violinist (uncredited)
Stanisław Milski
as SS Colonel Nagel
Jerzy Kaliszewski
as Major Woynicz
Adam Mularczyk
as Old Italian
Antonina Barczewska
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
as Sajewicz
Aleksander Sewruk
as Dosiad
Józef Kostecki
as Wounded Actor
Janina Jabłonowska
as Worker
Mieczysław Gajda
as (uncredited)
Ludwik Pak
as (uncredited)
Barbara Połomska
as Girl at the Field Kitchen (uncredited)
Lech Wojciechowski
as (uncredited)
Krystyna Kamieńska
as Doctor Anna
Rafał Kajetanowicz
as Makowski
Tadeusz Kalinowski
as (uncredited)
Hanna Zembrzuska
as Girl joining the Americans (uncredited)
Zofia Mrozowska
as Actress
Jerzy Kaczmarek
as German, Walek's Patient
Zdzisław Lubelski
as Trader
Cezary Julski
as Capo
Andrzej Kozak
as Man wanting to join the Army
Bronisław Pawlik
as Szczeżuja
Janusz Jaroń
as Staff Officer
Florian Wolny
as Horst (uncredited)
Bohdan Ejmont
as Pietia
Aleksander Gąssowski
as Theatre Director
Ewa Zdzieszyńska
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
as Pole from Mława (uncredited)
Tadeusz Somogi
as Actor
Bogusz Bilewski
as Corporal Sumski (uncredited)
Stanisław Mikulski
as Lieutenant Jan Basior
Eugeniusz Solarski
as Fisherman
Zdzisław Kuźniar
as (uncredited)
Stefan Rydel
as Sturmfuhrer von Lyx
Leon Niemczyk
as American Officer
Stanisław Marian Kamiński
as Italian Interpreter
Maria Nowotarska
as (uncredited)
Zofia Wilczyńska
Anna Ciepielewska
as Giannina (uncredited)
Crew
Jan Rybkowski
Director
Irena Kosecka
Makeup Artist
Jerzy Rutowicz
Unit Manager
Władysław Forbert
Director of Photography
Jerzy Szeski
Assistant Director, Costume Design
Stanisław Bareja
Assistant Director
Jerzy Nitecki
Production Supervisor
Halina Ber
Makeup Artist
Mieczysław Jahoda
Assistant Camera
Jan Grandys
Production Design
Stanisław Różewicz
Co-Director