
Westerplatte Resists
Director Stanisław Różewicz
Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.
Cast

Mariusz Gorczyński
Pvt. Jan Czywil

Andrzej Wykrętowicz
Soldier

Michał Szewczyk
Dissident Soldier (uncredited)

Jerzy Molga
Cpl. Eugeniusz Grabowski

Józef Nalberczak
Cpl. Edmund Szamlewski

Roman Wilhelmi
Mate Franciszek Bartoszak

Wojciech Duryasz
Soldier with Kettle (uncredited)

Michał Gazda
Soldier (uncredited)

Marian Glinka
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

Eugeniusz Kamiński
Soldier (uncredited)

Leopold Rene Nowak
Soldier returning from Guard Duty (uncredited)

Marian Opania
Soldier stacking Sandbags (uncredited)

Włodzimierz Press
Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)

Tadeusz Pluciński
Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński

Bohdan Ejmont
Mate Bernard Rygielski

Andrzej Kozak
Pvt. Eugeniusz Aniołek

Bogusław Sochnacki
Telephone Central Operator (uncredited)

Sylwester Przedwojewski
Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)

Ryszard Ronczewski
Soldier (uncredited)

Zdzisław Mrożewski
Lt. Col. Wincenty Sobociński

Bogusz Bilewski
Capt. Mieczysław Słaby, Medical Officer

Andrzej Jurczak
Guard (uncredited)

Jerzy Kaczmarek
Cpl. Władysław Baran

Bogdan Niewinowski
Lt. Leon Pająk

Marian Rułka
Soldier

Bogumił Antczak
Guard (uncredited)

Witold Dębicki
Soldier (uncredited)

Józef Łodyński
Sgt. Wojciech Najsarek, Station-Master

Kazimierz Dębicki
German Soldier (uncredited)

Józef Fryźlewicz
Soldier (uncredited)

Lech Ordon
Cook (uncredited)

Stefan Szmidt
Soldier (uncredited)

Stefan Friedmann
Soldier without a Helmet (uncredited)

Zbigniew Józefowicz
Sgt. Kazimierz Rasiński, Radio Operator

Andrzej Zaorski
Lt. Kręglicki

Lech Wojciechowski
Corporal (uncredited)

Arkadiusz Bazak
Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski

Mieczysław Milecki
Lt. Stefan Grodecki

Ryszard Piekarski
Corporal

Mieczysław Stoor
Cpl. Adolf Petzelt

Andrzej Grąziewicz
German Soldier (uncredited)

Tadeusz Schmidt
Ens. Jan Gryczman

Lech Grzmociński
German Soldier Disarming Sucharski (uncredited)

Bolesław Płotnicki
Medic Karol Szwedowski

Adam Kwiatkowski
Cpl. Władysław Domoń

Piotr Fronczewski
Pvt. Mieczysław Krzak (uncredited)

Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Sgt. Leonard Piotrowski, Warehouse Manager

Janusz Kubicki
German Officer (uncredited)

Józef Nowak
Cpl. Piotr Buder

Stanisław Michalski
Sleeping Soldier (uncredited)

Klemens Mielczarek
Mate Chrzanowski (uncredited)