Film

General and Daisies

1963 · 1h 50m · Drama

IMDb

6.7

A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.

Bruno O'Ya

Vladec Lekhovski

Veriko Anjaparidze

Marta Funk

Sofiko Chiaureli

Zosia

Andrei Abrikosov

Gardener

Nikolai Bogolyubov

Field Marshal

Vladimir Druzhnikov

Dobrov

Herberts Zommers

General Hoikhler

Sergei Karnovich-Valua

Cweigel

Arturs Dimiters

Senator Darck

Alfreds Videnieks

General Donald

Olev Eskola

Shnorke

Otar Koberidze

Navigating Officer Raner Peter

Aleksei Smirnov

Wolfgang Funk

Leonid Tkachyov

• Mikheil ChiaureliDirector
• Nikolay ShpanovNovel · Writer
• Aleksandr FilimonovWriter
• Vakhtang OziashviliExecutive Producer
• Giorgi ChelidzeDirector of Photography
• Aleqsi MachavarianiOriginal Music Composer
• Vasili DolenkoEditor

Release date

January 1, 1963

Status

Released

Original language

Georgian

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama