The Ten from Pawiak Prison (Polish: Dziesieciu z Pawiaka) is a 1931 Polish thriller film directed by Ryszard Ordyński and starring Józef Wegrzyn, Karolina Lubienska and Adam Brodzisz. It was shot at the Falanga Studios in Warsaw and on location around the city included Łazienki Park, Młociny and the Royal Castle. The film's sets were designed by the art director Józef Galewski. It was based on a book by Jan Jur-Gorzechowski recounting the real-life events of 1906.
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Synopsis
In 1906 during the unrest in Russian-ruled Poland, ten prisoners held by the Imperial authorities in Warsaw are sentenced to be executed. The Polish underground movement launches a plan to rescue them from Pawiak prison.
Cast
Józef Wegrzyn as Jur
Karolina Lubienska as Hania
Adam Brodzisz as Janusz Dunin
Boguslaw Samborski as General Maksimow
Zofia Batycka as Olga Michajlowna
Kazimierz Justian as Symon, agitator
Franciszek Dominiak as Gendarme Col. Zienkow
Tadeusz Kanski as Warden
Maria Korska as Starsza rewolucjonistka w bibliotece
Antoni Bednarczyk as Dyzurny w wiezieniu
Roman Deren as Policeman
Michal Halicz as Rewolucjonista z wasami
Jerzy Kobusz as Rewolucjonista
Stanislaw Lapinski as Judge
Ryszard Misiewicz as Lysy Aptekarz
Stefan Rogulski as Brat skazanca
Artur Socha as Delegat z Krakowa
Ludwik Fritsche as Lawyer
Antoni Piekarski as Policeman
Henryk Rzetkowski as Zandarm z broda
Leon Rechenski as Officer w gabinecie generala
Józef Maliszewski as Skazaniec
Wladyslaw Neubelt as Przewodniczacy sadu
Mieczyslaw Winkler as Chaim