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Eroica poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.6 / 100
1958·Comedy / Drama / War·1h 27m

EROICA

Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.

Above the Line
Andrzej Munk·DirectorJerzy Stefan Stawiński·ScreenplayJerzy Wójcik·Director of PhotographyJan Krenz·Original Music ComposerJadwiga Zajiček·Editor
Cast
Edward Dziewoński·Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")Józef Nowak·Lt. Kurzawa (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")Barbara Połomska·Zosia (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")Ignacy Machowski·Major (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")Leon Niemczyk·Lt. Istvan Kolya (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")Kazimierz Opaliński·Polish Commandant (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")Zofia Czerwińska·Lula 'Jagódka' (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")Jerzy Felczyński·Hungarian Officer (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")Roman Hubczenko·(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")Zygmunt Listkiewicz·(segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Full Crew
(27 credits)
Directing· 5
Andrzej Munk·DirectorJakub Goldberg·Assistant DirectorPaweł Komorowski·Assistant DirectorAndrzej Wróbel·Assistant DirectorZofia Suchecka·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński·Screenplay
Camera· 4
Jerzy Wójcik·Director of PhotographyKrzysztof Winiewicz·Assistant CameraTadeusz Jakuczyn·Assistant CameraWiesław Zdort·Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
Jadwiga Zajiček·EditorMirosława Garlicka·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Jan Krenz·Original Music ComposerBohdan Jankowski·SoundHalina Paszkowska·Sound Assistant
Art & Design· 7
Alicja Waltos·Costume DesignJan Grandys·Production DesignZofia Macinska·Makeup ArtistStefan Szczepanski·Makeup ArtistAlbin Wejman·Construction ForemanZdzisław Kielanowski·Assistant Production DesignCecylia Wróblewska·Assistant Production Design
Production· 4
Stanisław Adler·Production ManagerZygmunt Wójcik·Assistant Production ManagerMichał Sosiński·Assistant Production ManagerArkadiusz Orłowski·Assistant Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Stanislaw Matuszewski·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
71.6
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Eroica's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#003399
#CC6699
Mood
Serious
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features two faces, one male and one female, superimposed over a background of musical notes. The male face is in the lower left, rendered in s”

Key Elements
FacesMusical NotesTitle Text
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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