Colonel Wolodyjowski aka Pan Wołodyjowski |
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Directed by | Jerzy Hoffman |
Written by | Jerzy Hoffman, Jerzy Lutowski |
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Fire in the Steppe by Henryk Sienkiewicz |
Starring | Tadeusz Łomnicki, Daniel Olbrychski, Mieczyslaw Pawlikowski, Magdalena Zawadzka |
Music by | Andrzej Markowski |
Cinematography | Jerzy Lipman |
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160 minutes |
Language | Polish |
Colonel Wolodyjowski (Polish: Pan Wołodyjowski) is a 1969 Polish historical drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman. The film is based on the novel Pan Wołodyjowski, by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz. The film was also serialized on Polish television, as The Adventures of Sir Michael (Polish: Przygody pana Michała).
It was entered in the 6th Moscow International Film Festival, where Tadeusz Łomnicki won the award for Best Actor.
The story is set during the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Poland in 1668-72.