Pan Twardowski (1921)

Directed by

Wiktor Biegański

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

Poland

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sorcerer makes a pact with the devil in old Poland. The film follows his rise and fall as he uses dark magic to gain power and status.

mythicaldarkly magicalhistoricalatmosphericearneststatelyfantasticalsilent-era

What happens

Pan Twardowski is a 1921 Polish silent fantasy film directed by Wiktor Biegański and starring Bronisław Oranowski, Wanda Jarszewska and Antoni Nowara-Piekarski. Biegański was hired by the Polish government to make the film in an effort to foster a greater sense of Polish national identity—particularly in the ethnically mixed Upper Silesia. It is one of many films based on the legend of Pan Twardowski, the Polish word "Pan" being a respectable title often given to members of the nobility or diplomats. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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