Genres
Production Companies
Hunnia Filmstúdió
The Deserters (C.K. Dezerterzy)
Overview
Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all over of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Czechs, Jews, and even Italians, but officers in charge are Germans. A new lieutenant arrives with the mission to bring order to the unit. He is the sadist, enjoying humiliating the men. Fed up with his behaviour the lower ranks kidnap him one night and string him up in a public toilet. They also make sure that he fouls up during the inspection. Eventually the five ring leaders are imprisoned. They escape and end up in Budapest posing as guards as guards of veterinary surgeons. They are caught and sent back to face a court martial and their old tormentor.
Key Crew
Director: Janusz Majewski
Director of Photography: Witold Adamek
Screenplay: Janusz Majewski, Pavel Hajný
Top Cast
Marek Kondrat
Jan Kania
Wiktor Zborowski
Moryc Haber
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Szef kompanii
Wojciech Pokora
von Nogay
Zoltán Bezerédy
Benedek
Anna Gornostaj
Mitzi
Kalina Jędrusik
Madame Elli, kierowniczka domu publicznego
Jerzy Michotek
kucharz Koperka
