During World War 2 Polish skiers take up a fight against the Germans and become couriers, delivering mail to Budapest.
Production
Authentic Tatra mountain locations shot in brutal conditions
Writing
Clever Olympic metaphor framing amateur athletes as soldiers
Director
Lech Lorentowicz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Lorentowicz was blacklisted after 1968 political purges; this was his return after two years of unemployment.
The real Polish Skiing Couriers of WWII delivered intelligence across the Carpathians until 1944; fewer than half survived.
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