Movie House
  • TV Series
  • People
  • About

© 2026 Movie House. All rights reserved.

mimcookthiii2532@gmail.com

Developed by MimCookThiee.

Ashes and Diamonds

Ashes and Diamonds

DramaWarRomance

7.4/10

|

PL

|

pl

|

103 min

Release Date: 1958-10-03

Overview - A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.

Production Companies

Zespół Filmowy Kadr

Overview - A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.

User Reviews

B

badelf

8/10

There are so many great things about how this movie is made - the directing, the shots, the tonal quality, and the pacing. Probably most brilliant of all is how the total makes the viewer feel claustophobic. I admit, though, it's a tad dated.

Read full review →
B

badelf

8/10

There are so many great things about how this movie is made - the directing, the shots, the tonal quality, and the pacing. Probably most brilliant of all is how the total makes the viewer feel claustrophobic. I admit, though, it's a tad dated.

Read full review →
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/10

You might have thought that on May 8th, 1945 the population of Poland would have been united in celebrating the defeat of their Nazi invaders. Instead, though, this film quite deftly illustrates a mixture of joy and trepidation as those who had fought together to free their country now found themselves on opposite sides of a new societal order that was going to pit the freedom-loving Poles on one ...

Read full review →
H

hand2a

7/10

My first Wajda and I really enjoyed it. I thought that Cybulski's performance was great and I loved the scene in the pub where he's lighting vodka shots, which he plays perfectly. The shots of him through the patterned staircase looked amazing in black and white, and especially because of his sunglasses. I did get a bit lost in the politics side of the plot but despite that I didn't get bored and ...

Read full review →

Similar

Mädchen in Uniform

Mädchen in Uniform

⭐ 7.1

Parasite

Parasite

⭐ 8.5

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

⭐ 6.3

In the Navy

In the Navy

⭐ 6.3

A Monkey in Winter

A Monkey in Winter

⭐ 7.6

Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel

⭐ 7.0

A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

⭐ 7.0

After the Hunt

After the Hunt

⭐ 0.0

Opening Night

Opening Night

⭐ 7.6

Gentleman's Agreement

Gentleman's Agreement

⭐ 7.0

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

⭐ 7.5

Gertrud

Gertrud

⭐ 7.2

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

⭐ 6.0

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

⭐ 8.2

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

⭐ 8.4

Saheb Bibi Golam

Saheb Bibi Golam

⭐ 0.0

Lipstick

Lipstick

⭐ 0.0

Jiban Trishna

Jiban Trishna

⭐ 0.0

The Return of Little Master

The Return of Little Master

⭐ 4.0

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

⭐ 6.6