Directed by:
Krzysztof ZanussiCinematography:
Edward KlosinskiComposer:
Wojciech KilarCast:
Christoph Waltz, Edward Zentara, Artur Barciś, Tadeusz Bradecki, Gustaw Lutkiewicz, Jerzy Stuhr, Andrzej Szczepkowski, Krzysztof Kowalewski (more)VOD (1)
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After the war a man tries to piece together the story of Father Maximilian Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. Based on the real priest, who later became a catholic saint (1894-1941). (MUBI)
Cast
![Włodzimierz Musiał](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162082_e93e11.jpg)
Włodzimierz Musiał
Best movies:
Europa Europa (1990)
A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Hit the Bank (1981)
![Krzysztof Zaleski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/180/159180650_27dcb3.jpg)
Krzysztof Zaleski
Poland
Best movies:
A Lonely Woman (1981)
Sans anesthésie (1978)
Blind Chance (1981)
![Mieczyslaw Hryniewicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/225/159225857_480188.jpg)
Mieczyslaw Hryniewicz
Poland
Best movies:
Diary for My Loves (1987)
Camouflage (1976)
Poznan 56 (1996)
![Elzbieta Karkoszka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/274/161274317_961e90.png)
Elzbieta Karkoszka
Poland
Best movies:
Szpital przemienienia (1978)
The Last Family (2016)
Oko proroka (1982)
Markus Vogelbacher
West Germany
Best movies:
Jan Pietrzak
Poland
Best movies:
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1990)
30 Door Key (1991)
Golem (1979)
Andrzej Rausz
Poland
Best movies:
Peter Drescher
German Empire
Best movies:
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1990)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Jerzy Przybylski
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Potop (1974)
The Saragossa Manuscript (1964)
Grażyna Strachota
Poland
Best movies:
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1990)
All That Really Matters (1992)
Porno (1989)
Jan Pietrzak
Best movies:
![Ewa Wiśniewska](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/985/158985809_a37e88.jpg)
Ewa Wiśniewska
Poland
Best movies:
With Fire and Sword (1999)
Canal (1957)
The Law and the Fist (1966)
Asja Łamtiugina
Poland
Best movies:
Boys Don't Cry (2000)
The Scar (1976)
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1990)
Jerzy Słonka
Poland
Best movies:
Miś (1980)
Jutro idziemy do kina (2007) (TV movie)
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1990)
Zbigniew Moskal
Best movies:
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1990)
Inspekcja (2018) (TV movie)
![Tomasz Sapryk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/805/158805152_d9fab6.jpg)
Tomasz Sapryk
Poland
Best movies:
Hatred (2016)
Day of the Wacko (2002)
Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy (2002)
Krzysztof Luft
Poland
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1990)
![Zofia Merle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/975/158975203_ab239a.jpg)
Zofia Merle
Poland
Best movies:
Day of the Wacko (2002)
Miś (1980)
Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz (1978)
Wit Dziki
Best movies:
Jan Pyjor
Poland
Best movies:
Pigs (1992)
Point of No Return (1984)
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1990)