- The Deluge (film)
Infobox_Film
name = The Deluge
imdb_id = 0072021
director =Jerzy Hoffman
writer =Jerzy Hoffman
Adam Kersten
Wojciech Zukrowski
starring =Daniel Olbrychski
Małgorzata Braunek
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Krzysztof Kowalewski
music =Kazimierz Serocki
cinematography =Jerzy Wójcik
editing =Zenon Piórecki
released = 1974
runtime = 315 min.
language = Polish"This article is about Polish historical film. For the American science-fiction film, see
Deluge (film) ""The Deluge" is the English title of the Polish film "Potop", a historical drama directed by
Jerzy Hoffman , released in1974 . The film is based on anovel by the Polish writerHenryk Sienkiewicz . It was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1974.Plot
The film is set in the 17th century during the Swedish invasion of the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , known as The Deluge, which was eventually repulsed but a quarter of the population of the country died through war and plague, and the economy was greatly damaged. [ [http://www.commonwealth.pl A Commonwealth of Diverse Cultures - Poland's Heritage] ]Cast
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Daniel Olbrychski asAndrzej Kmicic
*Małgorzata Braunek as Oleńka Billewiczówna
*Tadeusz Łomnicki asMichał Wołodyjowski
*Kazimierz Wichniarz asJan Onufry Zagłoba
*Władysław Hańcza as Janusz Radziwiłł
*Leszek Teleszyński asBogusław Radziwiłł
*Ryszard Filipski as Soroka
*Wiesława Mazurkiewicz as Aunt Kulwiecówna
*Franciszek Pieczka as Kiemlicz
*Bruno O'Ya as Józwa Butrym
*Bogusz Bilewski as Kulwiec-Hippocentaurus
*Andrzej Kozak as Rekuć Leliwa
*Stanisław Łopatowski as Ranicki
*Stanisław Michalski asJaromir Kokosiński
*Krzysztof Kowalewski as Roch Kowalski
*Stanisław Jasiukiewicz asAugustyn Kordecki
*Wiesław Gołas asStefan Czarniecki
*Piotr Pawłowski asJan II Kazimierz
*Leon Niemczyk asCharles X Gustav of Sweden
*Arkadiusz Bazak as Kuklinowski
*Ferdynand Matysik asZamoyski ee also
* "With Fire and Sword"
* "Colonel Wolodyjowski"References
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