H.M. Deserters
movie

Released September 22, 1986
Overview
Set in 1918, this World War I drama follows a group of Austro-Hungarian soldiers—Czechs, Jews, Italians, and others—confined in a provincial barracks under German officers. Subjected to the cruelty of a sadistic lieutenant, they rebel, humiliate him, and later attempt escape. Disguised as guards for veterinary surgeons in Budapest, the deserters are eventually recaptured and returned for court-martial, forced once more to face their tormentor.
Cast

Marek Kondrat
as
Jan Kania

Wiktor Zborowski
as
Moryc Haber

Krzysztof Kowalewski
as
Szef kompanii

Wojciech Pokora
as
von Nogay

Zoltán Bezerédy
as
Benedek

Anna Gornostaj
as
Mitzi

Kalina Jędrusik
as
Madame Elli, kierowniczka domu publicznego

Jerzy Michotek
as
kucharz Koperka

Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski
as
Giuseppe Baldini, włoski jeniec wojenny (ordynans von Nogaya)

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
as
kapitan Wagner

Janusz Bukowski
as
kapral Ulmbach

Marek Frąckowiak
as
kapral Bernstein
Crew

Janusz Majewski
as
Director

Witold Adamek
as
Director of Photography
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Ewa Braun
as
Interior Designer

Andrzej Haliński
as
Production Design
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Zsuzsa Pártényi
as
Costume Design
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Miklósné Miklós
as
Music Consultant

Elżbieta Kurkowska
as
Editor
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György Selmeczi
as
Original Music Composer

Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
as
Interior Designer
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Tamás Breier
as
Interior Designer
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Kazimierz Sejda
as
Novel

László Kovács
as
Props