Is Ashes and Diamonds sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ashes and Diamonds scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ashes and Diamonds end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ashes and Diamonds violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ashes and Diamonds easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ashes and Diamonds

Name: Ashes and Diamonds
Genre: Drama, War, Romance
Released: 1958
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżynski, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumił Kobiela

Touched with the fire and rebellion of a new generation of Polish film makers

Directed by Andrzej Wajda

Produced by Zespół Filmowy Kadr

1958103 min7.4 / 10

A morally complex post-war drama about a young resistance fighter caught between duty and humanity, where love offers a glimpse of redemption against the machinery of political obligation.

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.

Clusters

Toxic Romantic Relationships Nazi Germany And Resistance Historical War Movies Cold War Eastern Europe Military Movies

Genres

Drama War Romance

Keywords

Polish Resistance World War Ii Soviet Military Black And White Post War Post World War Ii Post-war Poland

Questions people ask

Is Ashes and Diamonds sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Ashes and Diamonds scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does Ashes and Diamonds end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Ashes and Diamonds violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Ashes and Diamonds easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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