Men of the Blue Cross
55 mins
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.
Adam Liberak
Short Story
Jan Riesser
First Assistant Director
Janusz Sowiński
Assistant Camera
Tadeusz Janczak
Assistant Camera
Stanisław Czerwiński
Lighting Technician
Zbigniew Kowalczyk
Sound Assistant
Kazimierz Kucharski
Sound Assistant
Wilhelm Hollender
Production Manager
Zbigniew Wolski
Sound
Tadeusz Schossler
Makeup Artist
Adam Liberak
Writer
Sergiusz Sprudin
Director of Photography
Jan Krenz
Original Music Composer