The Ashes (1965)
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.
- Released
- 1965-09-25
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 234 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Andrzej Wajda, Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 18 votes
Cast
- Daniel Olbrychski as Rafał Olbromski
- Bogusław Kierc as Krzysztof Cedro
- Piotr Wysocki as Prince Jan Gintułt
- Beata Tyszkiewicz as Elżbieta Gintułtówna
- Pola Raksa as Helena de With
- Władysław Hańcza as Rafał's Father
- Jan Świderski as General Sokolnicki
- Jan Koecher as General de With
- Zbigniew Sawan as Krzysztof's Father
- Józef Duriasz as Piotr Olbromski
- Zbigniew Józefowicz as Michcik
- Janusz Zakrzeński as Napoleon Bonaparte