The Name of the Capital is Warsaw

(Poland, 1953)

A documentary which traces the history of Warsaw from the nineteenth century to the present day. Shots from Nazi newsreels are used to describe the destruction of the capital. This destruction was so complete that there was doubt at one time whether Warsaw could be restored at all. President Bierut answered these doubts with the phrase. "The Name of the Capital is Warsaw."

We would like to point out that some parts of this programme may upset the squeamish—they are meant to.