Film
Year 1863
1922Directed by Edward Puchalski
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
About Year 1863
- History
- Drama
Synopsis
A Polish silent film from 1922, it was the first adaptation of Stefan Żeromski's 1912 novel "The Faithful River." The film's central theme is the love story of Prince Odrowąż, a wounded insurgent, and Salomea, and the fateful intervention of the prince's mother. The plot is complemented by allegorical tableaux vivants by Artur Grottger from the "Polonia" and "Lithuania" series. The final scene depicts a group of veterans of the January Uprising in independent Poland.
- Director
- Edward Puchalski
- Writers
- Stefan Żeromski
- Edward Puchalski
- Original title
- Rok 1863
