Giuseppe in Warsaw

Name: Giuseppe in Warsaw
Director: Stanisław Lenartowicz
Genre: Romance, Comedy, War
Released: 1964-08-07
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Antonio Cifariello, Elżbieta Czyżewska, Zbigniew Cybulski, Jarema Stępowski, Krystyna Borowicz

“Adventures of the Italian soldier in a rebellious Warsaw in 1943, between Germans and the Polish resistance.”

1964

1h 39m

Romance Comedy War

Director: Stanisław Lenartowicz

Writer: Jacek Wejroch

Overview

The Italian soldier Giuseppe Santucci, on his way home from the Russian front has his machine gun stolen in Warsaw. Afraid of consequences, he stays in Warsaw and occupies a flat of the Polish girl Maria, whom he suspects of stealing weapon. Maria indeed is an active member of the Polish resistance, contrary to her brother, Staszek, a painter, who only wants a calm living. In a course of events Giuseppe falls in love and, along with Staszek, becomes a hero of the Polish resistance.