Five Boys from Barska Street

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Five Boys from Barska Street
Directed byAleksander Ford
Written byAleksander Ford
Kazimierz Koźniewski
Based onPiątka z ulicy Barskiej
by Kazimierz Koźniewski
StarringAleksandra Śląska
CinematographyKarol Chodura
Jaroslav Tuzar
Edited byHalina Kubik
Wieslawa Otocka
Release date
  • 27 February 1954 (1954-02-27)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

Five Boys from Barska Street (Polish: Piątka z ulicy Barskiej) is a 1954 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Kazimierz Koźniewski.[1] It was awarded the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Plot[]

Five young men have lost their ideals during the Nazi occupation. They then decided to make a living by stealing. After they have been caught and convicted they decided to become a legitimate crime organisation. In the process they get themselves in a lot of trouble including getting unwittingly involved in terrorism activities .

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References[]

  1. ^ "Projekcja filmu "Piątka z ulicy Barskiej" (1954)". Muzeum Literatury im. Adama Mickiewicza w Warszawie. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Five Boys from Barska Street". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

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