How I Unleashed World War II () is a Polish feature film made in 1969, based on Kazimierz Sławiński's novel "Przygody kanoniera Dolasa" (The Adventures of Dolas the Cannoneer). It was shot in Sochi, Baku, Poświętne and Łódź, among other places.
The film was divided into three parts: Część I: Ucieczka (Part I: The Escape) Część II: Za bronią (Part II: Following the Arms) Część III: Wśród swoich (Part III: Among Friends)
Originally black and white, it was digitally colorized in 2001 by the Hollywood company Dynacs Digital Studios, as requested by the Studio Filmowe "Oko" and TV Polsat.
The film tells the story of a Polish soldier Franciszek (Franek) Dolas, who—as a result of comical coincidences—is convinced that he started the Second World War. Trying to redeem himself at all costs, he constantly gets into new trouble. In doing so, he finds himself on different war fronts (Yugoslavia, Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, Italy) and eventually returns to Poland.
In a particularly famous scene, Dolas is questioned by a German-speaking Gestapo officer in Austria and answers that his name is "Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz"; the officer gets increasingly frustrated trying to write the fictitious Polish name.
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1970 films
1970s Polish-language films
Polish World War II films
Polish black-and-white films
1970 comedy films
Films shot in Baku
Films about Polish resistance during World War II
Polish comedy films
Films based on books
Films shot in Poland
Films shot in Georgia (country) Films shot in Crimea Films shot in Sochi Films set in Poland Military of Poland in films Films set in Germany Films set in the Alps Films set in Austria Films set in Yugoslavia Films set in Belgrade Films set in Croatia Films set in Dubrovnik Films set in Italy Films about Fascist Italy Films about the French Foreign Legion Films about prison escapes World War II prisoner of war films Films set in Syria Films set in Lebanon Films set in 1939 Films set in 1940 Films set in 1941 Films set in 1942 Films set in 1943 Films set in 1944