Dawn on the Third Day

Original title: Poliorkia
Duration: 90 min
Release date: 1962-01-26
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The inhabitants of Praxos, a mountain village in an occupied country, organize their own resistance to the oppressor. Faced with reprisals, they decide that every hour a man will cross the bridge that is the population's only supply route. The action, which results in the death of all those taking part, continues until dawn on the third day.

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Poliorkia

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