Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
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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.
Where to watch Ashes and Diamonds
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | HBO Max | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango At Home | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango At Home |
| Canada | — | Apple TV | Apple TV |
| France | — | Orange VOD, Sooner | Orange VOD, Sooner |
| Spain | Filmin | — | — |
| Italy | Amazon Prime Video | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Brazil | Oldflix | — | — |
| South Korea | — | wavve | — |
| Sweden | Cineasterna | — | — |
| Poland | Netflix, CANAL+ | Amazon Video, Premiery Canal+ | Amazon Video |
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What is Ashes and Diamonds about?
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. Ashes and Diamonds is a Drama, War, Romance movie, released on 1958-10-03, runtime 103 minutes.
Is Ashes and Diamonds worth watching?
TMDB users rate Ashes and Diamonds 7.4 out of 10 from 294 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Ashes and Diamonds?
In the United States, Ashes and Diamonds streams on HBO Max and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 8 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Andrzej Wajda
Cast
- Zbigniew Cybulski as Maciek Chełmicki
- Ewa Krzyżewska as Krystyna Rozbicka
- Wacław Zastrzeżynski as Szczuka
- Adam Pawlikowski as Andrzej Kossecki
- Bogumił Kobiela as Drewnowski
- Jan Ciecierski as Porter
- Stanisław Milski as Pieniążek
- Artur Młodnicki as Kotowicz
- Halina Kwiatkowska as Staniewiczowa
- Ignacy Machowski as Waga
- Zbigniew Skowroński as Slomka
- Barbara Krafftówna as Stefka
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