Prawo i pięść (1964)

Directed by

Jerzy Hoffman, Edward Skórzewski

Genre

drama film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lone man arrives in a lawless post-war Polish town. He tries to restore order while facing hostility from locals and remnants of the old regime.

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What happens

Prawo i pięść ("The Law and the Fist") is a 1964 Polish post-war Eastern drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. Based on a 1964 novel of the same name (originally published as Toast) by Józef Hen, the film sparked a lively reaction among critics: some praised its adaptation of Western conventions to the Polish context, while others criticized it for being merely an imitation of American Westerns. It has since achieved cult status and is regarded as a significant work in the history of Polish cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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