The Ashes (1965)
1965 · 3h 54m · War, Drama, History
Genres: War, Drama, History
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.
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Writers: Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski, Stefan Żeromski
Music by: Andrzej Markowski
Cinematography: Jerzy Lipman
Editor: Halina Nawrocka
Cast
Daniel Olbrychski as Rafał OlbromskiBogusław Kierc as Krzysztof CedroPiotr Wysocki as Prince Jan GintułtBeata Tyszkiewicz as Elżbieta GintułtównaPola Raksa as Helena de WithWładysław Hańcza as Rafał's FatherJan Świderski as General SokolnickiJan Koecher as General de WithZbigniew Sawan as Krzysztof's FatherJózef Duriasz as Piotr OlbromskiZbigniew Józefowicz as MichcikJanusz Zakrzeński as Napoleon BonaparteMore like this
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