The Deluge

Name: The Deluge
Genre: Adventure, History, Romance, War
Released: 1975-05-14
Duration: 4 h 47 min
Rating: 7.80
Cast: Kazimierz Wichniarz, Malgorzata Braunek, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Daniel Olbrychski

– Following With Fire and Sword', this is an adaptation of the second and most spectacular part of Sie..

Type:

TVSeries

Rating:

7.80 / 10

Duration:

4 Hours and 47 Minutes

Release Year:

1974

Original Name:

Potop

Following With Fire and Sword', this is an adaptation of the second and most spectacular part of Sienkiewicz's trilogy of warfare, romance, and derring-do. With war raging across Europe in the 17th century, a dashing warrior fights for the heart of a young gentlewoman. With almost four hundred actors, thousands of extras and twenty three thousand costumes, this is one of the most popular films in Polish cineman and received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Feature.

Styles:

Epic, Stylized, Rough, Exciting, Realistic, Captivating, Serious

Story Timeline:

1600s, 17th Century, Middle Ages

Producing Country:

Soviet Union, Poland

Filming Locations:

Lithuania, Warsaw Poland, Poland, Sweden

Genre:

History, War, Adventure, Romance

The Deluge (1974) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 May 1975

Language:

Polish

Directed by:

Jerzy Hoffman

Story Written By:

Wojciech Zukrowski, Adam Kersten, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Jerzy Hoffman

Main Actors:

Kazimierz Wichniarz, Malgorzata Braunek, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Daniel Olbrychski

Plot:

During the 1655 war between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth some Polish-Lithuanian nobles side with Swedish king Charles X Gustav while others side with the Polish king Jan Kazimierz. Polish colonels Andrzej Kmicic and Michal Wolodyjowski turn from foes to friends and together they fight against traitors, renegade Polish nobles and Swedish invaders.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins.

Production Company:

Film Polski

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.8/10