Below the Surface

It's 1940. German forces are prevailing over Allies across Europe. The crew of the Polish submarine, now serving in the Royal Navy, is waging a heroic fight against the invisible enemy.

Cast

Tomasz Ziętek

as Jan Grudziński

Mateusz Kościukiewicz

as Andrzej 'Pablo' Piasecki

Antoni Pawlicki

as Marian Mokrski

Filip Pławiak

as Jerzy Sosnowski

Tomasz Schuchardt

as Florian 'Trzonek' Roszak

Adam Woronowicz

as Henryk Kotecki

Rafał Zawierucha

as Klops

Jan Butruk

as Henryk Kamiński

Michał Czorny

as Alojzy Engelbert 'Stołowy Lolek' Gettka

Michał Darewski

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