- Country: Poland
- Genres: Drama, War
- Release: 1957-04-20
- Director: Andrzej Wajda
- Writers: Jerzy Stefan Stawinski
- Language: Polish | German
- Stars: Teresa Izewska , Tadeusz Janczar , Wienczyslaw Glinski , Tadeusz Gwiazdowski , Stanislaw Mikulski , Emil Karewicz , Vladek Sheybal , Teresa Berezowska , Zofia Lindorf , Janina Jablonowska
- Runtime: 91 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total
- AKA: Kanal (Ireland) , Canalul (Romania) , 地下水道 (Japan) , Kanal (Serbia) , Kanal (United Kingdom) , Κανάλ (Greece) , Kanal - kirottujen tie (Finland) , Kanal (Japan) , Kanal (Spain) , De 63 dage (Denmark) , Zij hielden van het leven (Netherlands the) , Chika suidou (Japan) , Kanal, ils aimaient la vie (Canada) , Morrer como um Homem (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Medan döden väntar (Sweden) , Canal , Ils aimaient la vie (France, French Republic) , The Sewer , Der Kanal , Kanal , Csatorna (Hungary) , Kanal (Slovenia) , Kanal (Brazil) , Kanaly , Канал (Bulgaria) , La patrulla de la muerte (Peru) , Kanal (Bulgaria) , La patrulla de la muerte (Venezuela) , Kanal , Kanal (Belgium) , La patrulla de la muerte (Mexico) , They Loved Life , Канал , Der Kanal (Austria) , La patrulla de la muerte (Chile) , Kanal , Kanal (United States of America) , Kanalas (Lithuania) , Οι ήρωες της Βαρσοβίας (Greece) , Kanal (New Zealand) , Der Kanal (Germany) , De 63 dager (Norway) , Kanal (Croatia) , I dannati di Varsavia (Italy) , La patrulla de la muerte (Colombia) , Kanal - de förtappades väg (Finland) , Kanal , Kanal , La patrulla de la muerte (Argentina) , Kanal (Canada) , Kanał (Poland)
- Plot:
During the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising following World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it’s only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However, when they try, they are met only with intense hostility from the Nazis. Despite their attempts stay resolute through immense mental strain, it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be doomed.
- IMDB:tt0050585
Kanal Cast · · · ALL
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Teresa Izewska
"Daisy"
Tadeusz Janczar
Cadet Officer "Korab"
Wienczyslaw Glinski
Lieutenant "Zadra"
Tadeusz Gwiazdowski
Sergeant "Kula"
Stanislaw Mikulski
"Smukły"
Emil Karewicz
Lieutenant "Mądry"
Vladek Sheybal
Michał (as Władysław Sheybal)
Zofia Lindorf
Woman searching for a Daughter
Jan Englert
"Zefir"
Kazimierz Dejunowicz
Captain "Zabawa"
Maciej Maciejewski
Lieutenant "Gustaw"
Adam Pawlikowski
German at the Sewer Entrance
Wlodzimierz Bednarski
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Ryszard Filipski
Man in a Manhole (uncredited)
Mariusz Gorczynski
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Kazimierz Kutz
Resistance Member in a Sewer (uncredited)
Andrzej Mirecki
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Jerzy Molga
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Roman Polanski
Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski
Resistance Member (uncredited)
Ewa Wisniewska
Girl giving water to the Resistance (uncredited)
Tomasz Witt
(uncredited)
Tadeusz Lomnicki
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)