The Deluge (film)
| The Deluge | |
|---|---|
Wojciech Zukrowski | |
| Based on | The Deluge by Henryk Sienkiewicz |
| Starring | Daniel Olbrychski Małgorzata Braunek Tadeusz Łomnicki Władysław Hańcza |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Wójcik |
| Edited by | Zenon Piórecki |
| Music by | Kazimierz Serocki |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 287 minutes |
| Countries | Poland, USSR |
| Language | Polish |
The Deluge (
Polish cinema, with more than 27.6 million tickets sold in its native country by 1987,[2] and 30.5 million sold in the Soviet Union. It is considered to be one of the best ever Polish films, and of having the best depiction of sword fights in history of cinema.[3][4]
Plot
The film is set in the 17th century during the
The Deluge, which was eventually thwarted by Polish-Lithuanian forces. However, a quarter of the Polish-Lithuanian population died from the war and plague, and the country's economy was devastated.[5]
Versions
The original film was digitally restored and shown on Polish TV in December 2013. For its 40th anniversary, a new cut, Potop Redivivus, two hours shorter than the original, was released in the fall of 2014.[6]
Cast
- Daniel Olbrychski as Andrzej Kmicic
- Oleńka Billewiczówna
- Tadeusz Łomnicki as Michał Wołodyjowski
- Jan Onufry Zagłoba
- Janusz Radziwiłł
- Leszek Teleszyński as Bogusław Radziwiłł
- Ryszard Filipski as Soroka
- Wiesława Mazurkiewicz as Aunt Kulwiecówna
- Franciszek Pieczka as Kiemlicz
- Bruno O'Ya as Józwa Butrym
- Bogusz Bilewski as Kulwiec-Hippocentaurus
- Andrzej Kozak as Rekuć Leliwa
- Stanisław Łopatowski as Ranicki
- Stanisław Michalski as Jaromir Kokosiński
- Krzysztof Kowalewski as Roch Kowalski
- Stanisław Jasiukiewicz as Augustyn Kordecki
- Wiesław Gołas as Stefan Czarniecki
- John II Casimir of Poland
- Charles X Gustav of Sweden
- Arkadiusz Bazak as Kuklinowski
- Zamoyski
See also
- With Fire and Sword
- Colonel Wolodyjowski
- List of longest films
- List of submissions to the 47th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ISBN 9781571812766. p. 97.
- ^ http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=502418
- ^ Потоп. kinopoisk.ru.
- ^ A Commonwealth of Diverse Cultures - Poland's Heritage
- ^ "Jest już pierwszy zwiastun "Potop Redivivus". Zobacz fragment odświeżonego klasyka Jerzego Hoffmana". Gazeta Wyborcza. 2014-08-22.
