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How I Unleashed World War II

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Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową
(Ucieczka, Za bronią, Wśród swoich)
Directed byTadeusz Chmielewski
Written byTadeusz Chmielewski, based on Kazimierz Sławiński's novel Przygody kanoniera Dolasa
Produced byLudgierd Romanis
StarringMarian Kociniak
CinematographyJerzy Stawicki
Edited byJanina Niedźwiecka
Music byJerzy Matuszkiewicz
Release date
2nd April 1970
Running time
224 min.
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową (loosly translated as The way I started the Second World War) is a Polish feature film made in 1969, based on Kazimierz Sławiński's novel "Przygody kanoniera Dolasa" (The adventures of Dolas the gunman). The film consists of three parts: Ucieczka (The escape), Za bronią (Following the arms) and Wśród swoich (Among friends). It was shot in Sochi, Baku, Poświętne and Łódź, among other places.


The film was divided into three parts:

Część I: Ucieczka (Part I: The escape)
Część II: Za bronią (Part II: Following the arms)
Część III: Wśród swoich (Part III: Among friends)


Originally black and white, it was digitally colorized in 2000 by the Hollywood company Dynacs Digital Studios, as requested by the Studio Filmowe "Oko" and TV Polsat.


Template:Spoiler The movie tells the story of a Polish soldier Franciszek Dolas, who - as a result of comical coincidences - is convinced that he started the Second World War. Trying to redeem himself at all costs, he constatnly gets into new trouble. In doing so, he finds himself on different war fronts (Yugoslavia, Mediterranean Sea, Near East, Italy) and eventually returns to Poland.


Cast


Trivia

  • The geographical names Powiat Łękołody and Chrząszczyżewoszyce are often found in television game shows, even though they are entirely fictional, created for the purpose of a gag. These names were given by Franciszek Dolas to the Gestapo officer interrogating him - Dolas claimed to be named Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz, from the city of Chrząszczyżewoszyce in the Łękołody County. He did this intentionally, since these names are extremely difficult for a non-Pole to pronounce.


The "Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz" scene on YouTube]


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