The Deluge(Movie, 1974)

Name: The Deluge
Genre: History, Adventure, War, Romance / Love
Released: 1974
Duration: T05:15:00
Rating: 3.6

Original title: "Potop" (Polish/PL)

5h 15min | Genres: History, Adventure, War, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 27 votes)

The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a 1974 Polish historical drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman, based on the 1886 novel of the same name by Henryk Sienkiewicz. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but lost to Amarcord. It is the third-most popular film in the history of Polish cinema, with more than 27.6 million tickets sold in its native country by 1987, and 30.5 million sold in the Soviet Union. It is considered to be one of the best ever Polish films, and of having the best depiction of sword fights in history of cinema. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Deluge

nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film nominated for: International Submission To The Academy Awards

About The Deluge

During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the nation, fights for a country, redemption and love across the 17th-century Polish territories.

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Trailer for The Deluge + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer(Trailer, 2:34)

Additional Information

Production countries: Poland, Soviet Union

Shot in: Kraków

Plays in: Poland

Based on the work of: Henryk Sienkiewicz ("The Deluge")

Made by: Belarusfilm, Dovzhenko Film Studios, PRF "Zespol Filmowy"

Original language: Polish (PL)

Spoken languages: Polish (PL)

Translated into 13 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/02/1974

Appearing Characters: Andrzej Kmicic, Aleksandra Billewiczówna, Michał Wołodyjowski, Onufry Zagłoba, Janusz Radziwiłł, Bogusław Radziwiłł, Augustyn Kordecki, Stefan Czarniecki, John II Casimir Vasa, Charles X Gustav of Sweden

Cast: Daniel Olbrychski, Małgorzata Braunek, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Kazimierz Wichniarz, Władysław Hańcza, Leszek Teleszyński, Ryszard Filipski, Wiesława Mazurkiewicz, Franciszek Pieczka, Bruno O'Ya, Bogusz Bilewski, Andrzej Kozak, Stanisław Michalski, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Wiesław Gołas, Leon Niemczyk, Arkadiusz Bazak, Stanisław Jasiukiewicz, Piotr Pawłowski

Director: Jerzy Hoffman

Screenwriter: Jerzy Hoffman, Adam Kersten, Wojciech Żukrowski

Film Editor: Zenon Piorecki

Director of Photography: Jerzy Wójcik

Composer: Kazimierz Serocki

Costume designer: Magdalena Tesławska

Production Designer: Wojciech Krysztofiak

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Die Ritter des Reiches"

"Die Schlacht"

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