Road To The West (Droga Na Zachod) (1960)

Format: Road To The West (Droga Na Zachod) DVD

This Polish World War II drama tells the suspenseful story of an elderly railroad worker who spearheads a dangerous mission to take an explosives-filled train into enemy territory. As the journey brings the old man and his assistant closer to their destination on the Western front, the dangers increase and their operation is placed in greater and greater jeopardy. Kazimierz Opalinski, Ryszard Pietruski star. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English; biographies. In Polish with English subtitles.

SKU: D99738

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Category:: Foreign
Director:: Bohdan Poreba
Rated:: NR
Color:: Black & White
Format:: Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:: No

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