# The best Polish war films

From Wajda's Kanał to Warsaw 44: Polish war cinema according to the Filmweb ranking, GRYOnline and the Czipsy Dwa blog.

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- Dec 27, 2023 · frame24_trojmiasto
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## Top 10

1. **Kanał (1956)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Insurgents in the sewers of Warsaw, by Andrzej Wajda.
2. **Ashes and Diamonds (1958)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The last day of the war and a Home Army soldier, with Zbigniew Cybulski.
3. **How I Unleashed World War II (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The comic adventures of Private Franek Dolas.
4. **The Pianist (2002)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Władysław Szpilman in the Warsaw Ghetto.
5. **Katyń (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Katyn massacre and the victims' families, by Andrzej Wajda.
6. **Volhynia (2016)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Volhynia massacre, by Wojciech Smarzowski.
7. **Eroica (1958)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Two ironic tales about heroism, by Andrzej Munk.
8. **Forbidden Songs (1946)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Occupied Warsaw through its street songs.
9. **Warsaw 44 (2014)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Young Warsaw insurgents, by Jan Komasa.
10. **Westerplatte (1967)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The defence of Westerplatte in September 1939.
11. **Lotna (1959)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Uhlans and a white mare in 1939, by Wajda.
12. **Landscape After the Battle (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Former camp prisoners after liberation, by Wajda.
13. **Hubal (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Major Hubal and his unit after the September defeat.

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