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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1671

Rok 1863

1922115 minPoland

Synopsis

During the January Uprising of 1863, Salomea shelters a wounded prince. Their growing attachment faces the danger of war and the social barriers defended by his family.

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114:36
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Wikimedia Commons · Edward Puchalski · Public domain

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Inspirations

Edward Puchalski adapts Stefan Żeromski's novel Wierna rzeka. The historical tableaux also draw on Artur Grottger's image cycles about the uprising.

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