The Deserters

The Deserters

155 mins | Comedy | Sept. 22, 1986

Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all over of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Czechs, Jews, and even Italians, but officers in charge are Germans. A new lieutenant arrives with the mission to bring order to the unit. He is the sadist, enjoying humiliating the men. Fed up with his behaviour the lower ranks kidnap him one night and string him up in a public toilet. They also make sure that he fouls up during the inspection. Eventually the five ring leaders are imprisoned. They escape and end up in Budapest posing as guards as guards of veterinary surgeons. They are caught and sent back to face a court martial and their old tormentor.

The Deserters

155 mins | Comedy | Sept. 22, 1986

The Deserters
Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all over of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Czechs, Jews, and even Italians, but officers in charge are Germans. A new lieutenant arrives with the mission to bring order to the unit. He is the sadist, enjoying humiliating the men. Fed up with his behaviour the lower ranks kidnap him one night and string him up in a public toilet. They also make sure that he fouls up during the inspection. Eventually the five ring leaders are imprisoned. They escape and end up in Budapest posing as guards as guards of veterinary surgeons. They are caught and sent back to face a court martial and their old tormentor.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Hunnia Filmstúdió, Studio Filmowe Zodiak
Original title C.K. Dezerterzy
Directors Janusz Majewski
Writers Janusz Majewski, Pavel Hajný

Cast

Marek Kondrat

as Jan Kania

Wiktor Zborowski

as Moryc Haber

Krzysztof Kowalewski

as Szef kompanii

Wojciech Pokora

as von Nogay

Zoltán Bezerédy

as Benedek

Anna Gornostaj

as Mitzi

Kalina Jędrusik

as Madame Elli, kierowniczka domu publicznego

Jerzy Michotek

as kucharz Koperka

Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski

as Giuseppe Baldini, włoski jeniec wojenny (ordynans von Nogaya)

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

as kapitan Wagner

Janusz Bukowski

as kapral Ulmbach

Marek Frąckowiak

as kapral Bernstein

Stefan Friedmann

as fotograf Kurz

Edward Dziewoński

as lekarz

Leon Niemczyk

as wachmistrz żandarmerii

Róbert Koltai

as Chudej, czeski drukarz z Pragi

Marzena Trybała

as kochanka von Nogaya

Mariusz Dmochowski

as generał

Grażyna Trela

as Ruda

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

as słowacki dezerter z lasu

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski

as oficer przy transporcie koni

Jan Jurewicz

as żołnierz-oferma

Paweł Unrug

as weteran

Lech Ordon

as Feldfebel w burdelu

Jan Orsza-Łukasiewicz

as starszy pan

Andrzej Grąziewicz

as asysta generała (pułkownik)

Jan Piechociński

as asysta generała (porucznik)

Maria Kaniewska

as pianistka

Tadeusz Chudecki

as ordynans kapitana Wagnera

Edward Żentara

as porucznik

Wiesław Drzewicz

as profesor w burdelu