Five Boys from Barska Street

{{Short description|1954 Polish film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Five Boys from Barska Street

| image =

| caption =

| director = Aleksander Ford

| producer =

| writer = Aleksander Ford
Kazimierz Koźniewski

| based_on = {{Based on|Piątka z ulicy Barskiej|Kazimierz Koźniewski}}

| narrator =

| starring = Aleksandra Śląska

| music =

| cinematography = Karol Chodura
Jaroslav Tuzar

| editing = Halina Kubik
Wieslawa Otocka

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1954|02|27|df=y}}

| runtime = 108 minutes

| country = Poland

| language = Polish

| budget =

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Five Boys from Barska Street ({{langx|pl|Piątka z ulicy Barskiej}}) is a 1954 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Kazimierz Koźniewski.{{Cite web |url=http://muzeumliteratury.pl/od-moskwy-do-atlanticu-piatka-z-ulicy-barskiej/ |title=Projekcja filmu "Piątka z ulicy Barskiej" (1954) |date=15 October 2014 |website=Muzeum Literatury im. Adama Mickiewicza w Warszawie |access-date=15 March 2020}} It was awarded the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1954/awardCompetition.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Five Boys from Barska Street |access-date=20 June 2013|work=festival-cannes.com}}

Plot

Five young men have lost their ideals during the Nazi occupation. They then decided to make a living by stealing. After they have been caught and convicted they decided to become a legitimate crime organisation. In the process they get themselves in a lot of trouble including getting unwittingly involved in terrorism activities .

Cast

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