The Real End of the Great War

The Real End of the Great War (1957) is a drama film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz rated 8.3/10.

Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion

Cast

Lucyna Winnicka

Róża Zborska

Janina Sokołowska

Józia

Roland Głowacki

Juliusz

Andrzej Szalawski

Professor Stęgień

Olga Bielska

Irena

Helena Dąbrowska

Flower Seller

Janina Jabłonowska

Psychiatrist's Wife

Edward Gliński

Szymek

Kazimierz Dębowski

Psychiatrist Ludwik

Zdzisław Leśniak

Man leading a Wedding Procession

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Henryk Thiel

Maciej Maciejewski

Foreman