Five Boys from Barska Street

Five Boys from Barska Street
Directed by	Aleksander Ford
Written by	Aleksander Ford Kazimierz Kozniewski
Starring	Aleksandra Śląska
Cinematography	Karol Chodura Jaroslav Tuzar
Edited by	Halina Kubik Wieslawa Otocka
Release dates	27 February 1954
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

Five Boys from Barska Street (Polish: Piątka z ulicy Barskiej) is a 1954 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford. It was awarded the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

Five young men who have lost their ideals during the Nazi occupation make a living on stealing. After they have been caught and convicted they try to become legit. Hereby they encounter a variety of problemes including getting unwillingly entangled in plans of terrorists.

Cast

• Aleksandra Śląska - Hanka
• Tadeusz Janczar - Kazek Spokorny
• Andrzej Kozak - Jacek Siwicki
• Tadeusz Lomnicki - Lutek Kozłowski
• Marian Rulka - Zbyszek Moczarski
• Wlodzimierz Skoczylas - Franek Kruk
• Mieczyslaw Stoor - Marek Kozioł
• Jadwiga Chojnacka - Kazek's Aunt
• Maria Kierzkowa - Edwardowa
• Ewa Krasnodebska - Maria Radziszewska
• Zofia Malynicz - Radziszewska
• Hanna Skarzanka - Judge
• Natalia Szymanska - Koziołowa
• Ludwik Benoit - Wojciechowski
• Gustaw Buszynski - Judge

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: Five Boys from Barska Street". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

External links

• Five Boys from Barska Street at the Internet Movie Database