Overview
Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.
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Filming locations
Filmed in Bulgaria
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Music
Music by Andrzej Markowski
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jerzy Lipman
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Aleksander Ścibor-RylskiScreenplay
- Stefan ŻeromskiNovel
- Original title
- Popioły
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 25, 1965
- Original language
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
Production
Cast
Daniel OlbrychskiRafał Olbromski
Bogusław KiercKrzysztof Cedro
Piotr WysockiPrince Jan Gintułt
Beata TyszkiewiczElżbieta Gintułtówna
Pola RaksaHelena de With
Władysław HańczaRafał's Father- Jan ŚwiderskiGeneral Sokolnicki
Jan KoecherGeneral de With
Zbigniew SawanKrzysztof's Father
Józef DuriaszPiotr Olbromski
Zbigniew JózefowiczMichcik
Janusz ZakrzeńskiNapoleon Bonaparte
Józef NalberczakVagrant Soldier
Stanisław ZaczykPrince Józef Poniatowski
Zofia SaretokHelena's Aunt
Jan NowickiCaptain Wyganowski
Edmund FettingAustrian Clerk
Jadwiga AndrzejewskaRafał's Mother
Barbara WrzesińskaZofka
Tadeusz OrdeygJawor
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