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Cross of Valor

1959

80 minutes

DramaWar

Overview

Three episodes showing the repercussions of war. A soldier is awarded with the Cross of Valor and vacation to home. But instead of his village, he finds only the charred ruins. A stray dog turns out to be the former guard at Auschwitz. A young widow is hailed as the wife of the hero but dreams of something else.

Top Cast

Jerzy Turek headshot

Jerzy Turek

Socha

Aleksander Fogiel headshot

Aleksander Fogiel

Buśko

Bronisław Pawlik headshot

Bronisław Pawlik

Florczak

Andrzej May headshot

Andrzej May

Soldier Sypniewski

Grażyna Staniszewska headshot

Grażyna Staniszewska

Mrs. Joczys

Adolf Chronicki headshot

Adolf Chronicki

Ołdak

Zbigniew Cybulski headshot

Zbigniew Cybulski

Tadeusz Więcek

Bogdan Baer headshot

Bogdan Baer

Barber Bolesław Petrak

Halina Buyno-Łoza headshot

Halina Buyno-Łoza

Luborz Woman

Zenon Burzyński headshot

Zenon Burzyński

Priest

Jadwiga Hanska headshot

Jadwiga Hanska

Mrs. Joczys' Mother

Władysław Dewoyno headshot

Władysław Dewoyno

Soldier

Zygmunt Hobot headshot

Zygmunt Hobot

Tank Man

Henryk Hunko headshot

Henryk Hunko

Lieutenant

Bohdana Majda headshot

Bohdana Majda

Petrakowa

Zygmunt Molik headshot

Zygmunt Molik

Petrakowa's Fiance

Stanisław Milski headshot

Stanisław Milski

Bartłomiej Kowal

Zbigniew Nowosad headshot

Zbigniew Nowosad

Czesław Piaskowski headshot

Czesław Piaskowski

Windak

Jerzy Sliwa headshot

Jerzy Sliwa

Tadeusz Ordeyg headshot

Tadeusz Ordeyg

Railwayman (uncredited)

Józef Pieracki headshot

Józef Pieracki

Luborz Man at Gathering (uncredited)