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 |
| Production | Michał Kwieciński | Producer |
| Camera | Paweł Edelman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Milenia Fiedler | Editor |
| Editing | Rafał Listopad | Editor |
| Production | Ewa Brodzka | Casting |
| Art | Magdalena Dipont | Production Design |
| Art | Wiesława Chojkowska | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Marta Broczkowska | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Piotr Sobociński Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jeremi Prokopowicz | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrzej Glacel | Steadicam Operator |
| Visual Effects | Dorota Wolnicka-Szcześniak | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Jarosław Sawko | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Jacek Hamela | Sound |
| Writing | Andrzej Mularczyk | Novel |
| Writing | Andrzej Wajda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Przemysław Nowakowski | Screenplay |
| Writing | Władysław Pasikowski | Screenplay |
| Sound | Leszek Freund | Sound |
| Sound | Marek Wronko | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldemar Pokromski | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomasz Matraszek | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magdalena Biedrzycka | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrzej Szenajch | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Marek Rajca | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Katarzyna Fukacz-Cebula | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kamil Przełęcki | Production Manager |
| Sound | Krzysztof Penderecki | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Stanisław M. Jankowski | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | Ewa Brodzka | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Marek Cydorowicz | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Agnieszka Glińska | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Krzysztof Mieszkowski | Camera Operator |
| Art | Marek Kukawski | Production Design |
| Art | Ryszard Melliwa | Production Design |
| Crew | Ryszard Janikowski | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Anna Zenowicz | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Kamilla Chołoniewska | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Dominique Lesage | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Jan Kwieciński | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Artur Bartos | Special Effects |
