Dzień oczyszczenia Jerzego Passendorfera - filmowy obraz polsko-radzieckiego braterstwa broni

Piotr Zwierzchowski

Abstract

One of the most interesting fi lms on Polish-Soviet brotherhood of arms is the The Day of Exculpation by Jerzy Passendorfer (1969). On the one hand this fi lm agrees with a stereotype presentation of this motif, on the other hand the history of how it originated, diffi culties related to its production and changes that were made in succeeding versions of the screenplay as well in the fi lm itself show how thorny a theme it was. The Day of Exculpation created a positive image of Polish-Soviet brotherhood of arms based on both ideological premises and common sense and male friendship.