1939 Battle of Westerplatte

2013 [POLISH]

Drama / History / War

3
IMDb Rating 5.0/10 10 1020 1K

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Plot summary

This harrowing war film is an epic dramatization of the first battle of World War II. The Battle of Westerplatte that began on 1 September 1939 will forever be remembered as the one that announced the beginning of the Second World War in Europe. Over one week, fewer than 200 Polish soldiers fought against heavy German bombardment and in the process came to symbolize the power of resistance. As the violence rages, a complex battle of a more personal nature plays out between two Polish commanders over how to best lead their men. Amid the bloodshed, they must ask themselves – should they fight until the last man standing or surrender in the face of overwhelming odds? What unfolds is a stirring exploration of the fight against the forces of tyranny.

Director

Pawel Chochlew Photo
Pawel Chochlew

Top cast

Jakub Kamienski Photo
Jakub Kamienski as Józef Kita
Mikolaj Roznerski Photo
Mikolaj Roznerski as
Adolf Hitler Photo
Adolf Hitler as Self
Hermann Göring Photo
Hermann Göring as Self
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1.06 GB
1280*640
Polish 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru  us  pl  dk  fi  de  no  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 15
2.18 GB
1920*960
Polish 5.1
NR
Subtitles ru  us  pl  dk  fi  de  no  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by spetersen-79-962044 6 / 10

An unequivocal "meh"

The topic fascinated me, and seeing Polish soldiers in action is such a rare treat that I just had to buy this film. Unfortunately, many important action scenes happen off-screen, and we are just told about them later.It almost seems as though the director was embarrassed to make a "simple" action movie, and so felt compelled to engage in psycho-drama to fill out the tale. I liked most of the actors, though, as an American, I was unfamiliar with them. I liked the sets, weapons, uniforms, and so forth.Overall a disappointment, but a nice try.
Reviewed by denis888 5 / 10

Plodding, Tedious, Slow and Very Heavy-Handed

This film may be viewed as a remake of 1967's Polish classic, Westerplatte, and in some ways it is a real remake, as many scenes were very precisely reproduced, the scenery is almost identical to old black and white version. And many battle scenes are also very close to that old film. As well as some characters. Yes, full color version seems better, as well as many video FXs and some sound production. Yes, the morbid reality of deaths in action is shown pretty well, too. And then, some weaker moments creep in. The camera work is often repeating the excellent ideas of 1920. Bitwa Warszawska, but this time in a more amateur way. The heavy handed play of almost all main actors makes this already plodding film a real slow snail at a painful pace. Many moments seem very odd and totally unnecessary. What is really bad, the film often badly borders on a sheer amateurism and therefore the tragic feel of loss and failure is lost wholly. Thighs film can be watched once, for the knowledge reasons, and then quite quickly dismissed as a languid attempt at really exciting and very interesting page of History.
Reviewed by cosmo_tiger 6 / 10

True war movie that is worth watching but don't expect wall to wall excitement. Fighting scenes are lacking. I say B-

"If we go to war no one will back us up." September 1st, 1939, the Polish city of Gdansk is an important port city that the German's are looking to take control of. Trying not to scare the entire country the army decides to send a small group of 600 soldiers against the Germans with only one goal, hold out for at least 12 hours. When it becomes clear that no support is coming for them and with dwindling supplies and medical aid they have to decide to fight till the last man falls or surrender. This is a true story of the first battle of WWII. This is not a terrible war movie at all and is worth seeing but it is pretty slow moving and the war scenes leave something to be desired. The movie is interesting though and really makes you understand what the Polls went through in the beginning of Hitler's advance but it is just a little too slow in some parts to stay fully focused on. Overall, a true war movie that is worth watching but don't expect wall to wall excitement. I give it a B-.
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