Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969)

Original title

Pan Wołodyjowski

Directed by

Jerzy Hoffman

Genre

adventure film

Country

Polish People's Republic

Runtime

2h 40m

Rated

16

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Polish colonel leads the defense against an Ottoman invasion in the 1600s. The film follows his personal and military struggles during a brutal war.

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What happens

Pan Wołodyjowski, also translated as Colonel Wolodyjowski, is a 1969 Polish historical drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman. The film is based on the 1887 novel Pan Wołodyjowski by Polish writer and Nobel laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz. The story is set during the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Poland in 1668–1672. The film was entered in the 6th Moscow International Film Festival, where Tadeusz Łomnicki won the award for Best Actor. The film was also serialized on Polish television, as The Adventures of Pan Michael (Polish: Przygody pana Michała). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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