Knights of the Teutonic Order

Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)

Krzyżacy

A tale of a young impoverished nobleman, who with his uncle returns from a war against the order of the Teutonic Knights in Lithuania. He falls in love with a beautiful woman and pledges an oath to bring her "three trophies" from the Teutonic Knights.

Date of release
1960-09-02
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (55)
Runtime
2h 46m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, History, War
Director
Aleksander Ford

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Knights of the Cross
  • Filmed in: Łódź

Knights of the Teutonic Order, also known as Knights of the Black Cross, is a 1960 Polish historical epic film adapted from a 1900 novel by Nobel laureate, Henryk Sienkiewicz. Directed by Aleksander Ford, it is one of the most successful movies in the cinema of Poland.

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