ForSeenItForSeenIt
WATCHDISCOVERLISTSAWARDSBALLOT
The First Day of Freedom
The First Day of Freedom
Your Rating

The First Day of Freedom

1964
Directed byAleksander Ford
1h 29m

Freed Polish soldiers are trapped in a small town in Germany during the last days of World War II. After a doctor's daughter is raped by a concentration camp worker, the Poles allow her and her father to stay in the house that is their temporary quarters. While waiting to be repatriated, the war-weary group is forced to fight some German soldiers who invade the town. The war brings out conflicting emotions of the Poles who find themselves trapped in the house and once again under fire from the enemy.

CAST
Beata TyszkiewiczInga RhodeTadeusz ŁomnickiLt. Jan
ForSeenItForSeenIt
WatchDiscoverCompareWatchlistListsAwardsBallotSearch

© 2026 ForSeenIt. Made for film lovers.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

v2.22 · CLOUD · code x84 sha e59514b · rev forseentest-00170-wav

Tadeusz Fijewski
Doctor Rhode
Ryszard BaryczMichał
Krzysztof ChamiecHieronim
Roman KłosowskiKarol
Mieczysław StoorPaweł
Elżbieta CzyżewskaLuzzi Rhode
Mieczysław KalenikOtto
Zdzisław LeśniakAnzelm
DETAILS
GENRES
DramaWar
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.4

Suggested

Jacknife
6.3
Jacknife1989
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
6.8
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell1955
Irena's Vow
7.4
Irena's Vow2024
Men in War
6.6
Men in War1957
The Scarlet and the Black
7.0
The Scarlet and the Black1983
The One That Got Away
6.8
The One That Got Away1957
Bunker
6.9
Bunker2023
Hyena Road
6.8
Hyena Road2015
A Midnight Clear
6.5
A Midnight Clear1992
The Kill Team
6.4
The Kill Team2019
303 Squadron
5.9
303 Squadron2018
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
6.9
The Secret of Santa Vittoria1970
The War Below
6.6
The War Below2021
Fires Were Started
6.0
Fires Were Started1943
The Grey Zone
6.6
The Grey Zone2001
Cast a Giant Shadow
6.3
Cast a Giant Shadow1966
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
6.8
Outlaws - For Greater Glory2012
The Codes of War
6.2
The Codes of War2025
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
5.9
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?1966
The Last Rifleman
6.6
The Last Rifleman2023
People who rated this

No ratings from ForSeenIt viewers yet.

Where to watch

No streaming options found in US.