The Deluge (film)

The Deluge
The Deluge
Directed by	Jerzy Hoffman
Written by	Jerzy Hoffman; Adam Kersten; Wojciech Zukrowski
Based on	The Deluge; by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Starring	Daniel Olbrychski; Małgorzata Braunek; Tadeusz Łomnicki; Krzysztof Kowalewski
Cinematography	Jerzy Wójcik
Edited by
Music by	Kazimierz Serocki
Production; company	Zespoły Filmowe
Release date	1974;
Running time	287 minutes
Countries	Poland, USSR
Language	Polish

The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a 1974 Polish historical drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman. The film is based on the 1886 novel of the same name by Henryk Sienkiewicz. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but lost to Amarcord.^[1] The film is the third-most popular in the history of Polish cinema, with more than 27.6 million tickets sold in its native country by 1987.^[2] Further 30.5 million were sold in the Soviet Union.^[3]

Plot[]

The film is set in the seventeenth century during the Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the years 1655 to 1658, known as The Deluge, which was eventually thwarted by the Polish-Lithuanian forces. However, a quarter of the Polish-Lithuanian population died through war and plague, and the country's economy was devastated.^[4]

Versions[]

The original film was digitally restored and shown on Polish TV in December, 2013. For the film's fortieth anniversary, a new cut named Potop Redivivus was released in the Fall of 2014, which is two hours shorter than the original.^[5]

Culverin from film The Deluge in Golub Castle

Cast[]

Daniel Olbrychski as Andrzej Kmicic
Małgorzata Braunek as Oleńka Billewiczówna
Tadeusz Łomnicki as Michał Wołodyjowski
Kazimierz Wichniarz as Jan Onufry Zagłoba
Władysław Hańcza as Janusz Radziwiłł
Leszek Teleszyński as Bogusław Radziwiłł
Ryszard Filipski as Soroka
Wiesława Mazurkiewicz as Aunt Kulwiecówna
Franciszek Pieczka as Kiemlicz
Bruno O'Ya as Józwa Butrym
Bogusz Bilewski as Kulwiec-Hippocentaurus
Andrzej Kozak as Rekuć Leliwa
as Ranicki
Stanisław Michalski as
Krzysztof Kowalewski as Roch Kowalski
as Augustyn Kordecki
Wiesław Gołas as Stefan Czarniecki
Piotr Pawłowski as John II Casimir of Poland
Leon Niemczyk as Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Arkadiusz Bazak as Kuklinowski
as Zamoyski

References[]

^ "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
^ Haltof, Marek. Polish National Cinema. Berghahn Books (2002). ISBN 9781571812766. p. 97.
^ Потоп. kinopoisk.ru.
^ A Commonwealth of Diverse Cultures - Poland's Heritage
^ "Jest już pierwszy zwiastun "Potop Redivivus". Zobacz fragment odświeżonego klasyka Jerzego Hoffmana". Gazeta Wyborcza. 2014-08-22.

External links[]

[Oscars1975-1] "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-12-10.

[2] Haltof, Marek. Polish National Cinema. Berghahn Books (2002). ISBN 9781571812766. p. 97.

[3] Потоп. kinopoisk.ru.

[4] A Commonwealth of Diverse Cultures - Poland's Heritage

[5] "Jest już pierwszy zwiastun "Potop Redivivus". Zobacz fragment odświeżonego klasyka Jerzego Hoffmana". Gazeta Wyborcza. 2014-08-22.

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