Poland, during World War II. Martha Weiss, a Jewish woman, arrives at the Auschwitz extermination camp with her family. She is assigned the role of interpreter, but her loved ones are much less fortunate.
Cast
Wanda Bartówna
Helena
Huguette Faget
Michele
Tatyana Guretskaya
Eugenia
Antonina Gordon-Górecka
Anna
Mariya Vinogradova
Nadia
Barbara Drapińska
Marta
Barbara Fijewska
Anielka
Maria Anna Redlichówna
Urszula
Alina Janowska
Dessa
Zofia Mrozowska
Gypsy Woman
Stanisław Zaczyk
Tadek
Stefan Śródka
Bronek
Elżbieta Łabuńska
Prisoner #1
Jadwiga Chojnacka
Prisoner #2
Ewa Kunina
Prisoner #3
Barbara Rachwalska
Block Leader Elza
Anna Jaraczówna
Kapo Frieda
Roma Rudecka
Kapo Sauna
Zofia Niwińska
Mrs. Laura
Halina Drohocka
Lalunia
Aleksandra Śląska
Oberaufseherin
Maria Kaniewska
Rapportführerin
Janina Marisówna
Aufseherin
Władysław Brochwicz
Lagerkommandant
Edward Dziewoński
Lagerarzt
Kazimierz Pawłowski
Gestapo Head
Zygmunt Chmielewski
Dignitary
Crew
Wanda Jakubowska
Director, Screenplay
Gerda Schneider
Screenplay
Lidia Pstrokońska
Editor
Boris Monastyrsky
Director of Photography
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
First Assistant Director
Zbigniew Niemczynowski
Second Assistant Director
Roman Mann
Production Design
Czesław Piaskowski
Production Design
Andrzej Ancuta
Camera Operator
Karol Chodura
Camera Operator
Marceli Matraszek
Assistant Camera
Marian Lis
Pyrotechnician
Kazimiera Narkiewicz
Makeup Designer
Leonard Księżak
Sound Assistant
Jan Radlicz
Sound
Tadeusz Zając
Lighting Director
Roman Palester
Original Music Composer
Mieczysław Wajnberger
Production Manager
Tadeusz Karwański
Unit Manager
Wilhelm Hollender
Unit Manager
Zdzisław Górzyński
Conductor
Jan Rybkowski
Art Direction
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