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Akcja pod Arsenałem (English: Operation Arsenal) is a Polish historical film, based on the novel Kamienie na szaniec by Aleksander Kamiński,[1] released in 1978 and directed by Jan Łomnicki. Set during World War II, it tells the story of the Operation Arsenal, in which boy scouts of the Grey Ranks freed a truck carrying prisoners, among whom was Jan Bytnar.
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 Scene from the film | |
| Directed by | Jan Łomnicki |
| Written by | Jerzy Stefan Stawiński |
| Starring | Mirosław Konarowski, Ryszard Gajewski, Cezary Morawski |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Gościk |
| Music by | Piotr Hertel |
Production company | Polska Studio "Iluzjon" |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 min |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
A historical film based on real events, it tells the story of three scouts, Tadeusz Zawadzki „Zośka”, Jan Bytnar „Rudy” and Maciej Dawidowski „Alek”, fighting in the Gray Ranks against the German occupiers.
On March 23, 1943, "Zośka" and "Alek" learn that "Rudy" has been arrested by the Warsaw Gestapo. They decide to rescue their friend from the hands of the torturers tormenting him in the Pawiak prison and at the Gestapo headquarters in al. J. Ch. Szucha 25.
On March 26, 1943, in the area of the Arsenal, at the intersection of Bielańska, Długa and Nalewki Streets, scouts from the Gray Ranks Assault Groups in a daring attack recapture "Rudy" from the Gestapo headquarters, along with twenty other prisoners with him. However, “Rudy” had been tortured during the investigation by the Germans and dies a few days later in the hands of his friends.
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