

Kanal
The Claustrophobic Nightmare of War
In the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it's only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However, when they try, they are met only with intense hostility from the Nazis. Despite their attempts stay resolute through immense mental strain, it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be doomed.
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- Language
- German
- nazi
- underground
- polish resistance
- world war ii
- black and white
- sewer
- ruins
- warsaw uprising
- warsaw, poland
- german forces
- human excrement
- bombed building
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical(New York City, New York)9 May 1961
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereMar del Plata Film Festival7 Nov 2008
ChinaCN
- PremiereShanghai International Film Festival12 Jun 2026
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1 Mar 1958
- Theatrical(re-release)21 Mar 1960
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1614 Mar 1958
- TheatricalK-16(re-release)18 Aug 1978
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival7 May 1957
- Theatrical12 Mar 1958
GermanyDE
- TheatricalWest Germany25 Jul 1958
GreeceGR
- Premiere(Panorama of European Cinema)24 Oct 2010
ItalyIT
- Theatrical16 Apr 1958
- TVByoblu15 Nov 2022
JapanJP
- Theatrical(Poland Film Festival)5 Dec 2012
- Theatrical(Poland Film Festival)14 Nov 2015
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1620 Mar 1959
PolandPL
- Theatrical20 Apr 1957
- Premiere(ERA New Horizons Film Festival)20 Jul 2007
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Kanal was released on 20 April 1957.
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CinemaSerf
8/23/2024
This has got to be one of the most claustrophobic war films I've ever seen. It's almost entirely set in the sewers beneath the streets of Warsaw as the Nazis close in on the city at the start of WWII. "Zadra" (Wienczyslaw Glinski) is charged by his colonel with getting what's left of his unit - now more a platoon than a company - to some sort of safety where they can hopefully regroup and continue the fight against s…
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