Ashes and Diamonds (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

In the waning days of World War II, young Polish Resistance fighter Maciek (Zbigniew Cybulski)-charged with assassinating an incoming commissar-shoots the wrong man. Ordered to make good, his lessening appetite for the mission wanes further still as he finds himself falling in love with a local barmaid (Ewa Krzyzewska). Andrzej Wajda's haunting take on the Jerzy Andrzejewski novel also stars Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumil Kobiela. 103 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Polish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; newsreel footage. In Polish with English subtitles.

Starring: Eva Krzyewska, Waclaw Zastrezynski, Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Adam Pawlikowski, Waclaw Zastrzezynski, Bogumil Kobiela, Artur Mlodnicki, Alexander Sewruk, Arthur Mlodnicki, Barbara Krafft, Halina Kwiatoska, Jozef Pieracki, Zbigniew Skowronski, Jan Ciecierski, Stanislaw Milski, Ignacy Machowski, Grazyna Staniszewska, Mieczyslaw Loza

Director: Laura Pausini

Rating: NR