Somosierra. 1808 (1978)
The theme of the film is the Battle of Somosierra, which took place during the Napoleonic Wars. During this battle, Polish cavalrymen under the command of Jan Leon Kozietulski crossed a two-and-a-half kilometre long gorge and a pass within 7 minutes, paving the way for Napoleon Bonaparte's troops to Madrid
- Date of release
- 1978-12-03
- Runtime
- 55m
- Genres
- Documentary, History, TV Movie, War
- Director
- Mieczyslaw Sroka, Lucyna Smolińska
Casting
- Franciszek Pieczka — Andrzej Niegolewski
- Józef Fryźlewicz — Józef Bonawentura Załuski
- Edmund Fetting — Wojciech Kossak
- Grzegorz Warchoł — Napoleon Bonaparte
- Arkadiusz Bazak — Marshal Victor
- Józef Duriasz — Marshal Besseries
- Stanisław Jaśkiewicz — Butler
- Mieczysław Kalenik — Sergeant Stadnicki
- Marek Siudym — Sergeant Florian Gotartowski
- Lech Sołuba — French general
- Jerzy Turek — Polish light infantryman
- Wojciech Wysocki — Journalist
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