The Two Who Stole The Moon
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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...
children's film based on Kornel Makuszyński
Kornel Makuszynski
Kornel Makuszyński was a Polish writer of children's and youth literature.-Life:Makuszyński attended the Jan Długosz gymnasium in Lviv . While in school he wrote occasional poetry , and had his first poem published in 1902 in the newspaper Słowo Polskie , for which he soon became a theatrical critic...
's 1928 story "The Two Who Stole the Moon". The film stars the Kaczyński twins, two of the country's future political leaders.
Despite having been known to Polish children for many generations, the film gained renewed fame in the 2000s for starring two of the country's future leaders. On the right of the picture is Lech Kaczyński
Lech Kaczynski
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was Polish lawyer and politician who served as the President of Poland from 2005 until 2010 and as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005. Before he became a president, he was also a member of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość...
, who served as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in a 2010 plane crash
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010, when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board...
, and on the left, his identical twin brother Jarosław Kaczyński, the Prime Minister of Poland from 2005 to 2007, Chief of Office of the President of Poland
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from 1990 to 1991, and current chairman of the Law and Justice
Law and Justice
Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament....
party. The twins were thirteen at the time.
Plot summary
The two twins, Jacek and Placek, start out as cruel and lazy boys whose main interest is eating—eating anything, including chalk and a sponge in school. One day they have the idea of stealing the moonMoon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
- after all, it is made of gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
.
- "If we steal the moon, we would not have to work"
- "But we do not work now, either..."
- "But then we would not have to work at all".
After a few small adventures they manage to steal the moon. Immediately a gang of robbers notices the little thieves and captures them. The two regain their freedom, and one of the twins devises a plan to enter the "City of Gold". The plan works, but when the robbers try to collect the gold, they turn into gold themselves. The twins escape, run home and promise to help their parents with their work as farmers.
An animated version of the film was also produced in 1984 with virtually the same plot.
The musical track from the 1984 animated film includes music by the popular Polish Rock Group Lady Pank. The film has been compared to the Beatles' involvement in Yellow Submarine - as they were both designed to boost said groups popularity.
Starring
- Lech KaczyńskiLech KaczynskiLech Aleksander Kaczyński was Polish lawyer and politician who served as the President of Poland from 2005 until 2010 and as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005. Before he became a president, he was also a member of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość...
- Jacek - Jarosław Kaczyński - Placek
- Ludwik Benoit - Wojciech, father of Jacek and Placek
- Helena Grossówna - mother of Jacek and Placek
- Janusz Strachocki - mayor of Zapiecek
- Tadeusz Woźniak - teacher in Zapiecek
- Janusz Kłosiński - Mortadella
- Wacław Kowalski
- Henryk Modrzewski - Tailor of Zapiecek
- Bronisław Darski - Barnaba
- Stanisław Tylczyński
- Janusz Ziejewski
- Włodzimierz Skoczylas
- Tadeusz Schmidt
- Ryszard Ronczewski - Robber "Rozporek"