Eroica
Two WWII-themed sketches. In "Scherzo alla polacca", a shrewd son battling for his skin becomes a hero and finds a purpose to fight. To escape the Warsaw uprising, he avoids subterranean training. His alcoholism, recklessness, and cowardice come across as sane in a mad environment. His desire to live outweighs his wish to die heroically. Two novels follow a man who can no longer endure the confinement and idiocy of the professional soldiers striving to keep up the military preneses in prison. He boosts the spirits of his fellow prisoners while remaining hidden from both Germans and comrades." Polish Cinema Database
Released: 1958-01-04