Based on a true story of Polish submarine "Orzel" (The Eagle): September 1939, "Orzel" is coming to Estonian neutral harbor in Tallin. Under pressure from Germany Estonians have intern the ship. Commander Grabinski decides to escape to England through the Baltic Sea, without any maps that has been confiscated and with only small amount of fuel on board.
Cast
Wieńczysław Gliński
Captain Grabiński
Aleksander Sewruk
Commander Kozłowski
Jan Machulski
Lieutenant Pilecki
Roland Głowacki
Lieutenant Roland
Andrzej Herder
Second Lieutenant Morawski
Bronisław Pawlik
Mate Rokosz
Zbigniew Filus
Senior Bosman Wacław Pierzchała
Henryk Bąk
Bosman Leon Wiktorczyk
Ignacy Machowski
Bosman Mirta
Michał Gazda
Mate Okoń
Józef Łodyński
Mate Baczek
Tadeusz Gwiazdowski
Bosman Bryt
Jerzy Nowak
Mate Sznuk
Czesław Piaskowski
Bosman Serafin
Marian Nowicki
Polish Attache in Tallin
Kazimierz Wilamowski
Estonian Admiral
Stanisław Milski
Höze, Deputy Commandant at Tallin Harbour
Lech Wojciechowski
Höze's Secretary
Ryszard Filipski
Estonian Soldier
Jerzy Kozakiewicz
Estonian Soldier
Stanisław Bareja
Cook (uncredited)
Henryk Bista
Seaman (uncredited)
Henryk Boukołowski
Seaman (uncredited)
Józef Duriasz
Seaman (uncredited)
Zygmunt Hübner
German Captain (uncredited)
Wlodzimierz Kaczmarski
Seaman (uncredited)
Jerzy Kamas
Seaman (uncredited)
Eugeniusz Kamiński
Officer (uncredited)
Janusz Kłosiński
Doctor (uncredited)
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
British Attache (uncredited)
Andrzej Mrozek
Seaman (uncredited)
Jerzy Rutowicz
Estonian Officer (uncredited)
Kazimierz Talarczyk
Inspecting Officer (uncredited)
Mieczysław Waśkowski
Seaman (uncredited)
Roman Wilhelmi
Seaman (uncredited)
Jan Włodarczyk
Seaman (uncredited)
Andrzej Wykrętowicz
Inspecting Officer (uncredited)
Gerard Zalewski
Wireless Operator (uncredited)
Jerzy Zapiór
Seaman (uncredited)
Crew
Leonard Buczkowski
Director, Screenplay
Janusz Meissner
Screenplay
Krystyna Batory
Editor
Jadwiga Jakubowska
Assistant Editor
Seweryn Kruszyński
Director of Photography
Paweł Komorowski
First Assistant Director
Maria Starzeńska
Assistant Director
Zofia Suchecka
Assistant Director
Zbigniew Brejtkopf
Production Assistant
Arkadiusz Orłowski
Production Assistant
Anatol Radzinowicz
Production Design
Zdzisław Parylak
Camera Operator
Wiesław Zdort
Assistant Camera
Czesław Grabowski
Assistant Camera
Aleksy Krywsza
Assistant Camera
Jerzy Kondracki
Costume Design
Roman Kęsikowski
Makeup Artist
Maria Lasnowska
Makeup Artist
Halina Sieńska
Makeup Artist
Józef Bartczak
Sound
Mikołaj Kompan-Altman
Sound
Waldemar Kazanecki
Music
Bolesław Romanowski
Production Consultant
Zenon Filar
Additional Photography
Wiesław Śniadecki
Additional Photography
Ryszard Potocki
Assistant Production Design
Jarosław Świtoniak
Assistant Production Design
Romuald Korczak
Assistant Production Design
Ludwik Hager
Production Manager
Jerzy Rutowicz
Assistant Production Manager
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