Summary Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division of Poland under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past. In the end a call to arms is called but turns out to be a hoax. View more details
Directed : Andrzej Wajda
Written : Stanislaw Wyspianski Andrzej Kijowski
Stars : Daniel Olbrychski Marek Walczewski Ewa Zietek Izabella Olszewska
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 8, 1973
Countries of origin : Poland
Language : Polish
Filming locations : Czosnów, Mazowieckie, Poland
Production companies : Zespól Filmowy "X"
Summary Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division of Poland under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past. In the end a call to arms is called but turns out to be a hoax. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 8, 1973
Countries of origin : Poland
Language : Polish
Filming locations : Czosnów, Mazowieckie, Poland
Production companies : Zespól Filmowy "X"