Free City

The heroic struggle of Polish post office workers in Gdańsk on the first day of World War II.

Cast

Bronisław Dardziński

as Kowalski

Włodzisław Ziembiński

as Postman Rajca

Kazimierz Wichniarz

as Kunert

Stanisław Jasiukiewicz

as Lt. Konrad Guderski

Jerzy Sliwa

as Postman Barcikowski

Piotr Fronczewski

as Boguś Barcikowski

Hanna Zembrzuska

as Irka

Jan Machulski

as Janek

Irena Netto

as Erna Pająkowa

Danuta Królska

as Trudka

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