On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.
| Directing | Andrzej Wajda | Director |
| Camera | Jeremi Prokopowicz | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrzej Glacel | Steadicam Operator |
| Visual Effects | Jarosław Sawko | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Ewa Brodzka | Casting |
| Editing | Rafał Listopad | Editor |
| Art | Magdalena Dipont | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Dorota Wolnicka-Szcześniak | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Michał Kwieciński | Producer |
| Editing | Milenia Fiedler | Editor |
| Art | Wiesława Chojkowska | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Marta Broczkowska | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Paweł Edelman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Piotr Sobociński Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jacek Hamela | Sound |
| Sound | Marek Wronko | Sound |
| Directing | Marek Cydorowicz | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrzej Szenajch | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Ryszard Janikowski | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Anna Zenowicz | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Katarzyna Fukacz-Cebula | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Stanisław M. Jankowski | Technical Advisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldemar Pokromski | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Krzysztof Mieszkowski | Camera Operator |
| Production | Kamil Przełęcki | Production Manager |
| Art | Ryszard Melliwa | Production Design |
| Writing | Władysław Pasikowski | Screenplay |
| Crew | Marek Rajca | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Krzysztof Penderecki | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Agnieszka Glińska | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Andrzej Wajda | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomasz Matraszek | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Marek Kukawski | Production Design |
| Directing | Kamilla Chołoniewska | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Ewa Brodzka | Second Unit Director |
| Writing | Przemysław Nowakowski | Screenplay |
| Writing | Andrzej Mularczyk | Novel |
| Sound | Leszek Freund | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magdalena Biedrzycka | Costume Designer |
| Production | Dominique Lesage | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Jan Kwieciński | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Artur Bartos | Special Effects |
