The Hours of Hope

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The Hours of Hope

1955

1h 29m

5.8(4 votes)

War

Drama

Overview

In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.

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83 members

Acting

Zbigniew Józefowicz

Captain Walek

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Krystyna Kamieńska

Doctor Anna

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Stanisław Mikulski

Lieutenant Jan Basior

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Jadwiga Chojnacka

Nurse Margiel

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Bronisław Pawlik

Szczeżuja

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Zofia Mrozowska

Actress

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Bohdan Ejmont

Pietia

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Stefan Rydel

Sturmfuhrer von Lyx

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Stanisław Milski

SS Colonel Nagel

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Jerzy Kaliszewski

Major Woynicz

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Leon Niemczyk

American Officer

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Janusz Jaroń

Staff Officer

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Jerzy Kawka

Scharführer Schkoppeck

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Kazimierz Szubert

Kurak

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Eugeniusz Solarski

Fisherman

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Halina Kuźniakówna

Frania

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Zdzisław Lubelski

Trader

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Adam Mularczyk

Old Italian

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Józef Kostecki

Wounded Actor

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Cezary Julski

Capo

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Aleksander Gąssowski

Theatre Director

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Kazimierz Wichniarz

Sergeant Tomala

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Władysław Głąbik

Grześ Gawra

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Rafał Kajetanowicz

Makowski

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Maria Badmajeff

Unknown Role

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Antonina Barczewska

Unknown Role

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Borys Borkowski

Unknown Role

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Włodzimierz Dobrzański

Unknown Role

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Krystyna Feldman

Woman hit in the Forehead

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Stefan Friedmann

Boy from Zamojszczyzna

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Janina Jabłonowska

Worker

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Stanisław Jędrzejewski

Unknown Role

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Jerzy Kaczmarek

German, Walek's Patient

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Stanisław Marian Kamiński

Italian Interpreter

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Andrzej Kozak

Man wanting to join the Army

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Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Sajewicz

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Janina Matuszczak

Girl on a Tank

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Wiesław Michnikowski

Man in a Striped Uniform

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Blanka Orszańska

Unknown Role

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Ryszard Ostromęcki

Telephone Operator

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Zdzisław Relski

Unknown Role

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Tadeusz Somogi

Actor

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Aleksander Sewruk

Dosiad

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Jadwiga Sachnowska

Old German Woman

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Ryszard Sawicki

Old German Man

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Jarema Stępowski

Trader

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Józef Strumiński

Zawada

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Jerzy Szpunar

Telephone Operator

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Ewa Zdzieszyńska

Unknown Role

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Janina Węglan

Czech Woman

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Janina Warnecka

Unknown Role

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Zofia Wilczyńska

Unknown Role

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Bogusz Bilewski

Corporal Sumski (uncredited)

Directing

Sylwester Chęciński

Violinist (uncredited)

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Anna Ciepielewska

Giannina (uncredited)

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Maria Ciesielska

Marysia (uncredited)

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Mieczysław Czechowicz

WP Soldier (uncredited)

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Halina Dobrowolska

(uncredited)

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Ewa Dryszkiewicz

(uncredited)

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Ryszard Filipski

American singing in Łódź (uncredited)

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Mieczysław Gajda

(uncredited)

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Barbara Horawianka

(uncredited)

Costume & Make-Up

Zdana Jasińska

(uncredited)

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Mieczysław Kalenik

American (uncredited)

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Tadeusz Kalinowski

(uncredited)

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Jan Kobuszewski

Frenchman (uncredited)

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Zdzisław Kuźniar

(uncredited)

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Zygmunt Listkiewicz

Pole from Mława (uncredited)

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Stanisław Michalski

(uncredited)

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Irena Morawska

(uncredited)

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Tadeusz Motel

American Soldier (uncredited)

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Jerzy Nasierowski

WP Soldier (uncredited)

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Stanisław Niwiński

(uncredited)

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Maria Nowotarska

(uncredited)

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Ludwik Paczyński

(uncredited)

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Ludwik Pak

(uncredited)

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Barbara Połomska

Girl at the Field Kitchen (uncredited)

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Wanda Siemaszkowa

Pole (uncredited)

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Włodzimierz Skoczylas

WP Soldier (uncredited)

Directing

Kazimierz Urbański

(uncredited)

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Lech Wojciechowski

(uncredited)

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Florian Wolny

Horst (uncredited)

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Hanna Zembrzuska

Girl joining the Americans (uncredited)

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