# Kanal (1957)

> A Polish resistance unit's retreat through Warsaw's sewers becomes a harrowing descent into the physical and moral abyss of war.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18529

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: War, Drama
- Director: Andrzej Wajda
- Cast: Teresa Iżewska, Tadeusz Janczar, Wieńczysław Gliński, Tadeusz Gwiazdowski, Stanisław Mikulski, Emil Karewicz, Vladek Sheybal, Teresa Berezowska
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050585/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, claustrophobic, bleak, serious film study, historical cinema night

## Synopsis

A haunting journey through the depths of despair during wartime.

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