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There Jan hears tragic news about ten random inmates sentenced to death by starvation by the Nazis as a punishment for his escape. One among the convicts is Fr. Maximillian Kolbe, a Franciscan...
- 3 min
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- Ignatius Press
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe: Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. With Edward Zentara, Christoph Waltz, Artur Barcis, Gustaw Lutkiewicz. The story of Catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.
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- Biography, Drama
- Krzysztof Zanussi
- 1991-03-03
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe. "Auschwitz, 1941. One of the prisoners, Jan, escapes from the German concentration camp while working at a gravel pit. Thanks to the help of kind-hearted people, he finds shelter.
A priest (Edward Zentara) offers his own life when the commandant of Auschwitz sentences 10 prisoners to die after another's escape.
- History, Drama
- Edward Zentara
- Krzysztof Zanussi
After the war a man tries to piece together the story of Father Maximilian Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. Based on the real priest, who later became a catholic saint (1894-1941).
After the war a man tries to piece together the story of Father Maximilian Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. Based on the real priest, who later became a catholic saint (1894-1941).
Aug 29, 2014 · One of the prisoners, Jan, escapes from the German concentration camp while working at a gravel pit. Thanks to the help of good-hearted people he finds shelter. There Jan hears tragic news about ten random inmates sentenced to death by starvation by the Nazis as a punishment for his escape.
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