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Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969)

Colonel Wolodyjowski poster
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
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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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