The Ashes (1965)
Popioły
Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.
- Date of release
- 1965-09-25
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 3h 54m
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Director
- Andrzej Wajda
Casting
- Daniel Olbrychski — Rafał Olbromski
- Bogusław Kierc — Krzysztof Cedro
- Piotr Wysocki — Prince Jan Gintułt
- Beata Tyszkiewicz — Elżbieta Gintułtówna
- Pola Raksa — Helena de With
- Władysław Hańcza — Rafał's Father
- Jan Świderski — General Sokolnicki
- Jan Koecher — General de With
- Zbigniew Sawan — Krzysztof's Father
- Józef Duriasz — Piotr Olbromski
- Zbigniew Józefowicz — Michcik
- Janusz Zakrzeński — Napoleon Bonaparte
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Bulgaria
The Ashes is a 1965 Polish historical drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda, referencing the classic Stefan Żeromski epic novel of Polish Literature of the same name. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It sold about 6 million tickets in Poland, becoming one of the highest-grossing Polish films of all time.
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