Movielogr
The Deserters (1986)
Directed by Janusz Majewski
Overview
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.
Length 155 minutes
Actors
Marek Kondrat | Wiktor Zborowski | Krzysztof Kowalewski | Wojciech Pokora | Zoltán Bezerédy | Anna Gornostaj | Kalina Jędrusik | Jerzy Michotek | Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski | Zbigniew Zapasiewicz | Janusz Bukowski | Marek Frąckowiak | Stefan Friedmann | Edward Dziewonski | Leon Niemczyk | Róbert Koltai | Marzena Trybała | Mariusz Dmochowski | Grażyna Trela | Olgierd Łukaszewicz | Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski | Jan Jurewicz | Paweł Unrug | Lech Ordon | Jan Orsza-Lukaszewicz | Andrzej Grąziewicz | Jan Piechociński | Maria Kaniewska | Elżbieta Borkowska-Szukszta | Tadeusz Chudecki | Edward Zentara | Wiesław Drzewicz