Cross of Valor

Cross of Valor

84 mins | Drama, War | March 27, 1959

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.

Cross of Valor

84 mins | Drama, War | March 27, 1959

Cross of Valor
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Zespól Filmowy "Kadr", WFF Wroclaw
Original title Krzyz Walecznych
Directors Kazimierz Kutz
Writers Józef Hen, Kazimierz Kutz

Cast

Jerzy Turek

as Socha

Bronisław Pawlik

as Florczak

Andrzej May

as Soldier Sypniewski

Grażyna Staniszewska

as Mrs. Joczys

Adolf Chronicki

as Oldak

Zbigniew Cybulski

as Zootechnik Tadeusz Wiecek

Bogdan Baer

as Fryzjer Bolesław Petrak

Halina Buyno-Loza

as Luborzanka

Zenon Burzyński

as Ksiądz

Władysław Dewoyno

as Żołnierz

Zygmunt Hobot

as Czołgista

Henryk Hunko

as Porucznik

Bohdana Majda

as Petrakowa

Zygmunt Molik

as Narzeczony Petrakowej

Stanisław Milski

as Chłop Bartłomiej Kowal

Tadeusz Ordeyg

as Kolejarz; nie występuje w napisach

Józef Pieracki

as Luborzanin na zebraniu; nie występuje w napisach

Jadwiga Hanska

as Mother