Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.
The son of a poor shoemaker dreams of the titular accordion. He is ready to give up his shoes, jacket, and savings in order to get the instrument displayed in an antique shop. The short feature debut of Wojciech J. Has.
Movie filmed directly after the liberation of the concentration camp at Majdanek.
