The Doll

The Doll (2026)

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Wealthy merchant Stanislaw Wokulski falls tragically in love with beautiful yet vain Izabela Lecka. His unfulfilled love leads to many foolish decisions sealing his fate.

Date of release
2026-09-30
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (12)
Runtime
2h 42m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Maciej Kawalski

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Doll

The Doll is a 2026 Polish period romantic drama film directed by Maciej Kawalski and written by Kawalski and Łukasz Światowiec. The film is an adaptation of the novel The Doll by Bolesław Prus, widely regarded as one of the greatest works of Polish literature. It is the second adaptation after the 1968 film. The film stars Marcin Dorociński as main character Stanisław Wokulski, Kamila Urzędowska as Izabela Łęcka and Marek Kondrat as Ignacy Rzecki.

Production

The film adaptation directed by Maciej Kawalski and produced by Gigant Films was announced in July 2024. Casting announcement began in March 2025 with Marcin Dorociński was cast as Stanisław Wokulski on 25 March, Kamila Urzędowska as Izabela Łęcka on 15 April, and Marek Kondrat as Ignacy Rzecki on 18 June, marking the latter's acting return after 15 years in retirement. On 11

July, Agata Kulesza was cast as Pani Meliton, and on 16 July Andrzej Seweryn as Izabela's father. Later, Mateusz Damięcki was cast as Kazimierz Starski, Karolina Gruszka as Florentyna, Krystyna Janda as Countess Joanna Karolowa, and Maja Ostaszewska and Borys Szyc as

Principal photography began on 22 July 2025 and took place at the Ujazdów Avenue, Warsaw. In January 2026 TVN Warner Bros. Discovery joined the production as a co-producer.

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