Overview
Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Jerzy Maksymiuk
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Maciej Kijowski
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jerzy GrzymkowskiNovel
- Sylwester SzyszkoScreenplay
- Original title
- Ciemna rzeka
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 18, 1974
- Original language
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
Production
Cast
Maciej GórajZenek Stankiewicz
Alicja JachiewiczHela
Wanda NeumannWładka Stankiewicz-Zurych
Ryszarda HaninStankiewiczowa
Zygmunt MalanowiczJanek Zurych
Bolesław PłotnickiLudwik Stankiewicz
Franciszek PieczkaMateusz
Ryszard PietruskiAleksander
Andrzej JurczakBenek
Franciszek TrzeciakRoman Stankiewicz
Irena OrskaPawlakowa
Jerzy KamasProsecutor
Kazimierz DejunowiczZurych
Józef PierackiPriest
Tadeusz TeodorczykStanioch
Małgorzata PotockaHanka
Andrzej FedorowiczProsecutor's Substitute- Barbara NowakowskaJózef's Wife
Marian WojtczakJózef Stankiewicz
Zbigniew BielskiMilitiaman at Wedding (uncredited)
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