In Desert and Wilderness (1973 film)

In Desert and Wilderness
In Desert and Wilderness
Directed by
Written by	, Henryk Sienkiewicz (novel)
Produced by	Studio Filmowe; (d. Zespół Filmowy) Iluzjon
Cinematography
Music by	Andrzej Korzyński
Release date	1973
Running time	193 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

Desert and Wilderness (Polish: W pustyni i w puszczy) is a 1973 Polish film directed by . Adapted from the 1911 novel In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz,^[1] it tells the story of two kids, Staś Tarkowski and Nel Rawlison, kidnapped by the rebels during Mahdi's rebellion in Sudan.

The film is 193 minutes long and is composed of 2 parts which were shown separately in theaters. Work on it started in 1971. It was filmed in Egypt, Sudan and Bulgaria,^[2] with an international cast and crew. At the same time, a four-part miniseries was made.^[3] It is similar to the film but has some additional scenes as well as some altered scenes. Another adaptation was released in 2001.

Cast[]

Monika Rosca .... Nel Rawlison
Tomasz Mędrzak .... Staś Tarkowski
.... Kali
.... Mea
Edmund Fetting .... George Rawlison (Nel's father)
.... Władysław Tarkowski (Staś's father)
.... Kaliopuli
.... Linde
Ahmed Hegazi .... Gebhr
.... Chamis
.... Idrys
.... Mahdi
.... Dinah
.... Madame Olivier
.... Fatma
.... Tarkowski's voice (uncredited)
Abbas Fares, Mohamed Hamdi, , and others.

References[]

^ Biography and Book Database of Henryk Sienkiewicz Archived 2012-06-27 at the Wayback Machine - Culture.pl (EN)
^ Film (2 parts) - FilmPolski.pl (PL)
^ Miniseries (4 parts) - FilmPolski.pl (PL)

External links[]

W pustyni i w puszczy (1973) at IMDb

[1] Biography and Book Database of Henryk Sienkiewicz Archived 2012-06-27 at the Wayback Machine - Culture.pl (EN)

[2] Film (2 parts) - FilmPolski.pl (PL)

[3] Miniseries (4 parts) - FilmPolski.pl (PL)

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