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81 minutes to kill a Nazi. The clock is ticking, and so is your anxiety.
TMDB
70
IMDb
69

The Attempt (1959)

claustrophobic tensionunderground gritmoral murk

Overview

DramaWar

Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried out by the student underground resistance group to execute the hated SS General Franz Kutchera.

Flag of PLPLPolish
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Direction

Passendorfer's documentary-style urgency, shot in actual Warsaw locations.

Acting

Tadeusz Łomnicki's Marek: idealism curdling into something harder.

Best for:Solo: When you need to sit with history's weight alone.·Rewatch: Second viewing reveals the mission's fatal cracks.
Heads up:Violence: Execution planning and aftermath, handled with stark restraint.·Emotional: Real Resistance losses; no heroic Hollywood endings here.
Jerzy Passendorfer

Director

Jerzy Passendorfer

ReleasedJan 12, 1959
Runtime1h 21m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon"

Top Cast

Bożena Kurowska

Bożena Kurowska

Marta

Grażyna Staniszewska

Grażyna Staniszewska

Krysia

Andrzej Kostenko

Andrzej Kostenko

The Big

Roman Kłosowski

Roman Kłosowski

The Little

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Marek

Andrzej May

Andrzej May

Kazik "Czarny"

Stanisław Mikulski

Stanisław Mikulski

Jacek

Jerzy Nasierowski

Jerzy Nasierowski

Kajtek

Jerzy Pichelski

Jerzy Pichelski

"Doctor Maks"

Wojciech Siemion

Wojciech Siemion

"Ryś"

Michał Szewczyk

Michał Szewczyk

"Eagle"

Tomasz Zaliwski

Tomasz Zaliwski

Olek

Halina Drohocka

Halina Drohocka

"Czarny's Mother"

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Shot partially in the actual sewers used by the real resistance — some cast members were survivors who'd hidden there.

Cultural

Released during Poland's thaw after 1956, it tested how far communist censors would let war films criticize occupation-era moral complexity.

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