The Hours of Hope

1955 · 89 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · DIR. Jan Rybkowski

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Overview

In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.

Dialogue Timeline — 818 lines

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00:00:06 THE HOURS OF HOPE
00:07:22 They’ve ordered me to post sentries!
00:09:14 These two are ready to fight over her.
00:11:46 But he’s an actor! What can he do without a leg?
00:14:10 A labour camp.
00:17:18 - Are the roads to the city secure? - Yes. There’re posts at the dams.
00:19:33 - I’m from Mlawa. - A the lady?
00:21:30 Well, you'll have to stay with us a little longer.
00:23:48 Although, fighting is the only thing I know.
00:26:12 But I captured the skyscraper in Napoleon's Square single-handedly.
00:28:38 What luck that you returned
00:31:44 A Russian soldier! Did you see?
00:33:32 So, are we going home?
00:37:59 Because those here... is it supposed to be an army?
00:41:07 to take the Nest without a single shot and secure the passage way.
00:44:38 A letter from home?
00:49:36 Damn, they came from the side!
00:54:08 You have to surrender immediately!
00:56:20 Oh, my God!
00:58:37 They’ll kill us!
01:03:50 - Back to captivity for a few days. - To the Germans?
01:07:34 Duty…
01:13:43 A clamp.
01:28:58 THE END

Cast & Characters

Zbigniew Józefowicz Captain Walek
Krystyna Kamieńska Doctor Anna
Stanisław Mikulski Lieutenant Jan Basior
Jadwiga Chojnacka Nurse Margiel
Bronisław Pawlik Szczeżuja Zofia Mrozowska Actress Bohdan Ejmont Pietia
Stefan Rydel Sturmfuhrer von Lyx
Stanisław Milski SS Colonel Nagel
Jerzy Kaliszewski Major Woynicz
Leon Niemczyk American Officer
Janusz Jaroń Staff Officer
Jerzy Kawka Scharführer Schkoppeck
Kazimierz Szubert Kurak
Eugeniusz Solarski Fisherman
Halina Kuźniakówna Frania
Zdzisław Lubelski Trader
Adam Mularczyk Old Italian
Józef Kostecki Wounded Actor
Cezary Julski Capo
Aleksander Gąssowski Theatre Director
Kazimierz Wichniarz Sergeant Tomala
Władysław Głąbik Grześ Gawra
Rafał Kajetanowicz Makowski
Maria Badmajeff
Antonina Barczewska
Borys Borkowski
Włodzimierz Dobrzański
Krystyna Feldman Woman hit in the Forehead Stefan Friedmann Boy from Zamojszczyzna
Janina Jabłonowska Worker
Stanisław Jędrzejewski
Jerzy Kaczmarek German, Walek's Patient
Stanisław Marian Kamiński Italian Interpreter
Andrzej Kozak Man wanting to join the Army Gustaw Lutkiewicz Sajewicz
Janina Matuszczak Girl on a Tank
Wiesław Michnikowski Man in a Striped Uniform
Blanka Orszańska
Ryszard Ostromęcki Telephone Operator

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed818
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line01:28:58

Production Record

DirectorJan Rybkowski
LanguagePolish

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