Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all over of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Czechs, Jews, and even Italians, but officers in charge are Germans. A new lieutenant arrives with the mission to bring order to the unit. He is the sadist, enjoying humiliating the men. Fed up with his behaviour the lower ranks kidnap him one night and string him up in a public toilet. They also make sure that he fouls up during the inspection. Eventually the five ring leaders are imprisoned. They escape and end up in Budapest posing as guards as guards of veterinary surgeons. They are caught and sent back to face a court martial and their old tormentor.
Unfortunately the movie The Deserters is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Janusz Majewski | Director |
Camera | Witold Adamek | Director of Photography |
Writing | Janusz Majewski | Writer |
Writing | Pavel Hajný | Writer |
Sound | György Selmeczi | Original Music Composer |
Art | Gabor Dora | Production Design |
Writing | Kazimierz Sejda | Novel |
Art | Maria Osiecka-Kuminek | Interior Designer |
Writing | Janusz Majewski | Dialogue |
Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Brus | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Liliana Gałązka | Makeup Artist |
Art | Andrzej Haliński | Production Design |
Art | Tamás Breier | Interior Designer |
Art | Ewa Braun | Interior Designer |
Sound | Zygmunt Nowak | Sound Effects |
Art | László Kovács | Props |
Sound | Stanisław Piotrowski | Sound |
Costume & Make-Up | Renata Wlasow | Costume Design |
Sound | Gábor Erdélyi | Sound |
Editing | Elżbieta Kurkowska | Editor |
Sound | Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz | Music Consultant |
Art | Włodzimierz Wichniewicz | Props |
Costume & Make-Up | Zsuzsa Pártényi | Costume Design |
Sound | Miklósné Miklós | Music Consultant |
Sound | Zdzisław Szostak | Conductor |
Costume & Make-Up | Grażyna Dąbrowska | Makeup Artist |
Art | Paweł Patronik | Props |