Exhausted members of Poland’s Home Army desperately try to evade the Nazis during the 1944 Warsaw uprising and attempt their escape through Warsaw’s sewers.
Reviews
“[Canal] offers Wajda at his most restrained and the top of his technical craft. If you see one film of his, see this one.” Christopher , FilmCritic.com
“a heartfelt reenactment of these days of terror, making a taut penetrating subject” Variety
“This was the film that made Wajda’s name in the West, and it certainly has a unique intensity and gloom” Time Out, London
Awards
BAFTA 1959 nomination
– Most Promising Newcomer to Film (Teresa Izewska)
Cannes Film Festival 1957 – WINNER
– Jury Special Prize (Andrzej Wajda)