A propaganda film made by the students of the Łódź Film School as a reply to the call for action issued by the Union of Polish Youth trying to encourage the young people to compete at work and undertake new obligations. “Trzy opowieści” was a feature debut for quite a numerous group of students of the Łódź Film School: the film directors Ewa and Czesław Petelski and Konrad Nałęcki, for the cinematographers: Jerzy Lipman, Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz, Czesław Świrta and Zbigniew Czajkowski as well as for such actors as: Bogumił Kobiela, Tomasz Zaliwski or Roman Kłosowski. The screenplay was based to a large extent on documentation collected among members of the organization Służba Polsce.
Three stories built around the same theme of young heroes from the units of the organization Służba Polsce.
Short story I: A sabotage action takes place on a large building site, as a result of which cement stock is destroyed. A strongly idealistic brave youth from the organization Służba Polsce. – Władek wants to discover who’s responsible for it. The character finds out that enemy can be lurking everywhere and unmasking subversives comes at a high price.
Short story II: The brave youth Jacek can’t subordinate himself to the rules of the organization Służba Polsce. He rejects his friends’ help and disregards his duties. His anti-social approach results from his insecurity and fear of the future.
Short story III: The brave youth Adam visits the village he comes from and gives his godfather a precious gift: a horse. Wierzbicki, who’s not prepared for such a situation, becomes a target of a Kulak who attempts to convince him to join a cooperative that’s being formed.
Originally one more story was to be made and directed by Andrzej Wajda. Eventually, the short story “Kasia z tkalni nr 3” was never made.
