Year 1863

Overview

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.

Cast

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Ryszard Sobiszewski

Prince Odrowaz

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Stanislawa Chrzanowska

Princess Odrowazyna

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Maria Hryniewicz

Salomea

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Helena Marcello-Palińska

Rudecka

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Antoni Bednarczyk

Rudecki

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Henryk Rydzewski

Officer

Aleksander Zelwerowicz

Alekander Wielopolski

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Kazimierz Lasocki

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Stanislaw Hryniewicz

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Mieczyslaw Gielniewski