Cross of Valor (1959)

6.8/10 80 min Drama War

Overview

Three episodes showing the repercussions of war. A soldier is awarded with the Cross of Valor and vacation to home. But instead of his village, he finds only the charred ruins. A stray dog turns out to be the former guard at Auschwitz. A young widow is hailed as the wife of the hero but dreams of something else.

Cast

Jerzy Turek

Socha

Aleksander Fogiel

Buśko

Bronisław Pawlik

Florczak

Andrzej May

Soldier Sypniewski

Grażyna Staniszewska

Mrs. Joczys

Adolf Chronicki

Ołdak

Zbigniew Cybulski

Tadeusz Więcek

Bogdan Baer

Barber Bolesław Petrak

Halina Buyno-Łoza

Luborz Woman

Zenon Burzyński

Priest

Władysław Dewoyno

Soldier

Zygmunt Hobot

Tank Man

Henryk Hunko

Lieutenant

Bohdana Majda

Petrakowa

Stanisław Milski

Bartłomiej Kowal

Czesław Piaskowski

Windak

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