The Deluge (film)
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The Deluge is the English title of the Polish
film Potop, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman
, released in 1974. The film is based on the novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz
. It was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar
in 1974
.
invasion of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
, known as The Deluge
, which was eventually repulsed. However, a quarter of the country's population died through war and plague, and its economy was greatly damaged.
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...
film Potop, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Hoffman is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is the father of early Macintosh development team member Joanna Hoffman.-Selected filmography:*Battle of Warsaw 1920...
, released in 1974. The film is based on the novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...
. It was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
in 1974
1974 in film
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
.
Plot
The film is set in the 17th century during the SwedishSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
invasion of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
, known as The Deluge
The Deluge (Polish history)
The term Deluge denotes a series of mid-17th century campaigns in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In a wider sense it applies to the period between the Khmelnytsky Uprising of 1648 and the Truce of Andrusovo in 1667, thus comprising the Polish–Lithuanian theaters of the Russo-Polish and...
, which was eventually repulsed. However, a quarter of the country's population died through war and plague, and its economy was greatly damaged.
Cast
- Daniel OlbrychskiDaniel OlbrychskiDaniel Olbrychski is a Polish actor best known for leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies and also known for playing the Russian defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov, alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the movie Salt....
as Andrzej KmicicAndrzej KmicicAndrzej Kmicic is best known as a fictional character created by Henryk Sienkiewicz featured in the novel The Deluge. He is a typical szlachcic from Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; unruly yet patriotic... - Małgorzata Braunek as Oleńka Billewiczówna
- Tadeusz Łomnicki as Michał Wołodyjowski
- Kazimierz WichniarzKazimierz WichniarzKazimierz Wichniarz was a Polish actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman.He is interred at the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.-Honours and awards:...
as Jan Onufry Zagłoba - Władysław Hańcza as Janusz Radziwiłł
- Leszek TeleszyńskiLeszek TeleszyńskiLeszek Teleszyński is a Polish actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman.-References:...
as Bogusław Radziwiłł - Ryszard FilipskiRyszard FilipskiRyszard Filipski is a Polish actor. In 2003 he starred in the film An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God under Jerzy Hoffman.-Awards and honours:Filipski has received numerous awards, including:...
as Soroka - Wiesława MazurkiewiczWiesława MazurkiewiczWiesława Mazurkiewicz is a Polish actress. In 1974 she starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman.-References:...
as Aunt Kulwiecówna - Franciszek PieczkaFranciszek PieczkaFranciszek Pieczka is a Polish film and stage actor. A graduate of the Theatrical Academy in Warsaw, he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra...
as Kiemlicz - Bruno O'YaBruno O'YaBruno O'Ya was an Estonian-Polish actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman.-References:...
as Józwa Butrym - Bogusz BilewskiBogusz BilewskiBogusz Bilewski was a Polish actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman.-References:...
as Kulwiec-Hippocentaurus - Andrzej KozakAndrzej KozakAndrzej Kozak is a Polish actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman.-References:...
as Rekuć Leliwa - Stanisław Łopatowski as Ranicki
- Stanisław MichalskiStanisław MichalskiStanisław Zdzisław Michalski was a Polish actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge which was directed by Jerzy Hoffman.-External links:...
as Jaromir Kokosiński - Krzysztof KowalewskiKrzysztof KowalewskiKrzysztof Kowalewski is a Polish actor and comedian. He starred in the 1976 film Brunet wieczorową porą. His first wife Vivian came from Cuba. For many years he has been in a relationship with a popular Polish acctress Ewa Wisniewska. They split up after Krzysztof met an actress Agnieszka Suchora,...
as Roch Kowalski - Stanisław Jasiukiewicz as Augustyn KordeckiAugustyn KordeckiAbbot Augustyn, or Abbot Augustyn Kordecki real name: Klemens Kordecki Ślepowron Coat of Arms was a prior of the Jasna Góra Monastery, Poland....
- Wiesław Gołas as Stefan CzarnieckiStefan CzarnieckiStefan Czarniecki or Stefan Łodzia de Czarnca Czarniecki Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth general and nobleman. Field Hetman of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom. He was a military commander, regarded as a Polish national hero...
- Piotr Pawłowski as Jan II Kazimierz
- Leon NiemczykLeon NiemczykLeon Stanisław Niemczyk was a Polish actor.Niemczyk appeared in over 500 films and television shows over the course of his very long career...
as Charles X Gustav of SwedenCharles X Gustav of SwedenCharles X Gustav also Carl Gustav, was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, who... - Arkadiusz Bazak as Kuklinowski
- Ferdynand Matysik as ZamoyskiZamoyskiZamojski, plural: Zamojscy is the surname of an important Polish nobility family of Jelita coat of arms. The name is sometimes spelled Zamoyski. It is the Polish for "de Zamość" - the name they originally wore as lords of the place...
See also
- With Fire and SwordWith Fire and Sword (film)With Fire and Sword is the English title of the Polish film Ogniem i Mieczem, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1999...
- Colonel WolodyjowskiColonel Wolodyjowski (film)Colonel Wolodyjowski is the English title of the Polish film Pan Wołodyjowski, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1968. The film is based on Fire in the Steppe, a novel by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz...
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