Legion ulicy

Legion ulicy
Frame from the film
Directed byAleksander Ford
Written byMaksymilian Emmer
Andrzej Wolica
StarringTadeusz Fijewski
Maria Korska
Stefan Rogulski
Zofia Mirska
Zofia Słowińska
Jerzy Kobusz [pl]
CinematographySeweryn Steinwurzel [pl]
Jerzy Maliniak
Music bySzymon Kataszek
Tadeusz Górzyński
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 March 1932 (1932-03-18) (Poland)
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

Legion ulicy (The Street Legion) is a Polish black-and-white drama film from 1932 directed by Aleksander Ford, based on a screenplay by Maksymilian Emmer [pl] and Andrzej Wolica. The production depicts the story of a teenage boy named Józek. The boy takes a job as a newsboy to help his mother, who has been injured in an accident.

Unlike most Polish productions of the time, which rejected realism and everyday life, Aleksander Ford tackled a theme close to life and Polish reality. The subject matter and innovative filmmaking methods brought Legion ulicy positive reviews from critics and enthusiastic reception from the audience. Copies of the film were lost during World War II.[1]