Virtuti (1989)

Name: Virtuti
Director: Jacek Butrymowicz
Genre: War
Released: 1989-09-20
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: N/A
Cast: Kazimierz Wysota, Dorota Pomykała, Arkadiusz Bazak, Zbigniew Buczkowski

War

Director: Jacek Butrymowicz

Cast: Kazimierz Wysota, Dorota Pomykała, Arkadiusz Bazak, Zbigniew Buczkowski

N/A

Runtime106 min

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Second half of September 1939. Lt. Brejer, along with a detachment of his sappers, receives orders to blow up the bridge. The promised explosives do not arrive. So Brejer gets the order to withdraw and reunite with the rest of the division. Along the way, suffering hunger and discomfort along with his soldiers, he joins various divisions, collects survivors and fights. From a German prisoner of war, he finally learns that the Soviets have entered Poland. Finally, he and his men manage to reach his home unit, but that unit has just surrendered to the Germans.

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Virtuti, a 1989 war film directed by Jacek Butrymowicz, has not received much critical or public attention. The film's IMDb rating is currently unavailable, indicating it may be an obscure or lesser-known work. Without further details on awards or critical reception, the overall impact and perception of this film remains unclear.

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Virtuti (1989), directed by Jacek Butrymowicz, is a gripping war drama that offers a unique perspective on the Polish experience during World War II. With its talented ensemble cast, including Kazimierz Wysota and Dorota Pomykała, the film provides an intimate, human-centered account of the struggles and sacrifices faced by soldiers and civilians alike in the face of overwhelming adversity.

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The War Order of Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was established in 1792 by the last King of Poland Stanislaus II Augustus and is the oldest military decoration in the world still in use.