Knights of the Teutonic Order (film)
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Knights of the Teutonic Order Krzyżacy | |
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Directed by | Aleksander Ford |
Screenplay by | Aleksander Ford Jerzy Stefan Stawiński |
Based on | The Knights of the Cross by Henryk Sienkiewicz |
Produced by | Zygmunt Król |
Starring | Grażyna Staniszewska Urszula Modrzyńska Mieczysław Kalenik Aleksander Fogiel |
Cinematography | Mieczysław Jahoda |
Music by | Kazimierz Serocki |
Production company | Zespół Filmowy |
Release date |
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Running time | 166 minutes |
Country | zl 38,000,000 [1] |
Box office | zl 100,000,000 (by March 1961)[1] |
Knights of the Teutonic Order (Polish: Krzyżacy), also known as Knights of the Black Cross, is a 1960 Polish
Nobel laureate, Henryk Sienkiewicz. Directed by Aleksander Ford, it is one of the most successful movies in the cinema of Poland
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The plot is situated in late-14th century and early-15th century Poland and centers on the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War and the climactic Battle of Grunwald in 1410. For the battle scenes, 15,000 extras were hired.[2] The release date of 15 July 1960 was also the battle's 550th anniversary.
The film attracted huge audiences: it sold 14 million tickets in its first four years of release and had more than thirty million viewers as of 2000, making it the most popular film ever screened in Poland.Polish submission to the 33rd Academy Awards.
Cast
- Grażyna Staniszewska as Danusia Jurandówna
- Urszula Modrzyńska as Jagienka ze Zgorzelic
- Mieczysław Kalenik as Zbyszko z Bogdańca
- Aleksander Fogiel as Maćko z Bogdańca
- Andrzej Szalawski as Jurand ze Spychowa
- Leon Niemczyk as Fulko de Lorche
- Henryk Borowski as Zygfryd de Löwe
- Janusz I of Warsaw
- Emil Karewicz as King Władysław Jagiełło
- Witold
- Lucyna Winnicka as Duchess Anna Danuta, wife of Janusz I of Warsaw
- Zawisza Czarny
- Jerzy Kozakiewicz as Cztan z Rogowa
- Janusz Paluszkiewicz as royal marshal
- Jerzy Pichelski as Powala of Taczew
- Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Ulrich von Jungingen
- Mieczysław Voit as Kuno von Lichtenstein
- Janusz Strachocki as Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Konrad von Jungingen
References
- ^ ISBN 9788307009742. p. 217.
- ^ Kreuzritter: Kommische Oper. Der Spiegel, 5 July 1961.
- ISBN 9788388542145. p. 273.
- ISBN 9788363270179. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-5566-3.
- ISBN 9781571812766. p. 97.
- ^ Крестоносцы. kinopoisk.ru.
- ^ Křižáci. Film Culture: Brno 1945-1970.
- ^ "Polski's Top O'Seas Takes From 1947 Through 1975". Variety. May 12, 1976. p. 426.
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- Knights of the Teutonic Order at IMDb
- Knights of the Teutonic Order at the TCM Movie Database
- Knights of the Black Cross at Rotten Tomatoes
- Krzyżacy at FilmPolski.pl