Colonel Wolodyjowski (film)
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Colonel Wolodyjowski is the English title of the Polish
film Pan Wołodyjowski, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman
, released in 1968. The film is based on Fire in the Steppe
, a novel
by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz
. The film was also serialized on Polish television, with the title The Adventures of Sir Michael (Polish: Przygody pana Michała).
The story is set during the Ottoman Empire
's invasion of Poland in 1668.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
film Pan Wołodyjowski, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Hoffman is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is the father of early Macintosh development team member Joanna Hoffman.-Selected filmography:*Battle of Warsaw 1920...
, released in 1968. The film is based on Fire in the Steppe
Fire in the Steppe
Fire in the Steppe is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1888. It is the third volume in a series known to Poles as "the Trilogy," preceded by With Fire and Sword and The Deluge...
, a novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...
. The film was also serialized on Polish television, with the title The Adventures of Sir Michael (Polish: Przygody pana Michała).
The story is set during the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
's invasion of Poland in 1668.
Cast
- Tadeusz LomnickiTadeusz LomnickiTadeusz Łomnicki was a Polish actor, one of the most notable stage and film artists of his time in Poland. He is remembered mostly for his roles in comedies and dramas, as well as for the role of Kordian in Juliusz Słowacki's play of the same title...
as Jerzy Michał Wołodyjowski - Magdalena ZawadzkaMagdalena ZawadzkaMagdalena Zawadzka is a Polish stage and film actress. She is the wife of the actor Gustaw Holoubek and the mother of cinematographer Jan Holoubek...
as Basia - Mieczysław Pawlikowski as Onufry Zagłoba
- Hanka BielickaHanka BielickaAnna Weronika Bielicka was a Polish singer and actress known by the name Hanna and its affectionate diminutive Hanka.-Career:...
as Makowiecka - Barbara BrylskaBarbara BrylskaBarbara Brylska is a native Polish actress who also was featured in numerous films throughout the countries of the Warsaw Pact including the Soviet Union. She is noted especially for her role as Nadya in the 1975 Soviet comedy film Irony of Fate.-Biography:Barbara Brylska was born on June 5, 1941,...
as Krzysia Drohojowska - Irena Karel as Ewa Nowowiejska
- Jan NowickiJan NowickiJan Nowicki is a Polish actor. He has appeared in 90 films and television episodes since 1967.-Selected filmography:* Colonel Wolodyjowski * Family Life * The Hour-Glass Sanatorium * Spiral...
as Ketling Hassling of Elgin - Daniel OlbrychskiDaniel OlbrychskiDaniel Olbrychski is a Polish actor best known for leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies and also known for playing the Russian defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov, alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the movie Salt....
as Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz - Marek PerepeczkoMarek PerepeczkoMarek Perepeczko was a popular Polish movie and theatrical actor.Between 1960 and 1961 he appeared in Andrzej Konic's Poetic Studio in TVP . Perepeczko graduated from PWST in Warsaw in 1965. He debuted on the stage the same year...
as Adam Nowowiejski - Mariusz Dmochowski as Jan Sobieski
- Władysław Hańcza as Nowowiejski
- Gustaw LutkiewiczGustaw LutkiewiczGustaw Lutkiewicz is a Polish actor and singer.He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 1970 and the Officer's Cross in 1985.-Filmography:*1999:With Fire and Sword under Jerzy Hoffman....
as Lusnia - Tadeusz Schmidt as Snitko
- Andrzej Szczepkowski as Bishop Lanckoroński
- Leonard AndrzejewskiLeonard AndrzejewskiLeonard Andrzejewski was a Polish actor. He appeared in the television series Ballada o Januszku in 1988-89.-External links:...
as Halim - Bogusz BilewskiBogusz BilewskiBogusz Bilewski was a Polish actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman.-References:...
as Officer - Wiktor Grotowicz as PotockiPotockiPotocki is the surname of a Polish noble family.-History:The Potocki family is a great artistocratic family originated from Potok in the Kraków Voivodeship; their family name derives from that place name. The family is heavily entwined with the cultural development and history of Poland's Eastern...
- Tadeusz Kosudarski as Nobleman
- Andrzej Piatkowski as Turk
- Ryszard Ronczewski as Bandit
- Tadeusz Somogi as Envoy
- Witold SkaruchWitold SkaruchWitold Skaruch was a Polish character actor and director. He appeared in films, television shows and miniseries from 1953 until 2009....
as Monk
See also
- With Fire and SwordWith Fire and Sword (film)With Fire and Sword is the English title of the Polish film Ogniem i Mieczem, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1999...
- The DelugeThe Deluge (film)The Deluge is the English title of the Polish film Potop, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1974. The film is based on the novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz...