Prawo i pięść

Prawo i pięść ("The Law and the Fist") is a 1964 Polish post-war Eastern[1] drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski.

Based on a 1964 novel of the same name (originally published as Toast) by Józef Hen, the film achieved cult status in the history of Polish cinema.

[2] Set in 1945, immediately after the end of World War II, it tells the story of Andrzej Kenig, a former fighter of the Polish resistance and survivor of a German concentration camp.

Upon reaching the town, Kenig discovers that the other members of the government delegation are not who they claim to be, and that their only task is to loot as much of the property as they can for themselves.

Kenig decides to fight against the gang of bandits alone, which leads to a shootout on the rooftops and in the streets of the deserted town.