The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.
Directing | Andrzej Munk | Director |
Writing | Adam Liberak | Writer |
Writing | Andrzej Munk | Writer |
Camera | Sergiusz Sprudin | Director of Photography |
Editing | Jadwiga Zajiček | Editor |
Sound | Jan Krenz | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Zbigniew Wolski | Sound |
Costume & Make-Up | Tadeusz Schossler | Makeup Artist |
Writing | Adam Liberak | Short Story |
Directing | Jan Riesser | First Assistant Director |
Camera | Janusz Sowiński | Assistant Camera |
Camera | Tadeusz Janczak | Assistant Camera |
Lighting | Stanisław Czerwiński | Lighting Technician |
Sound | Zbigniew Kowalczyk | Sound Assistant |
Sound | Kazimierz Kucharski | Sound Assistant |
Production | Wilhelm Hollender | Production Manager |