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.

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Cast

Ryszard Sobiszewski

Prince Odrowaz

Stanislawa Chrzanowska

Princess Odrowazyna

Maria Hryniewicz

Salomea

Helena Marcello-Palińska

Rudecka

Antoni Bednarczyk

Rudecki

Henryk Rydzewski

Officer

Aleksander Zelwerowicz

Alekander Wielopolski

Kazimierz Lasocki

Stanislaw Hryniewicz

Mieczyslaw Gielniewski