The Wedding (1973)
Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.
- Released
- 1973-01-09
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, History
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Kijowski
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 27 votes
Cast
- Marek Walczewski as Host
- Izabela Olszewska as Hostess
- Ewa Ziętek as Bride
- Daniel Olbrychski as Bridegroom
- Emilia Krakowska as Marysia
- Mieczysław Stoor as Wojtek
- Kazimierz Opaliński as Father
- Henryk Borowski as Old Man
- Marek Perepeczko as Jasiek
- Janusz Bukowski as Kasper
- Andrzej Łapicki as Poet
- Wojciech Pszoniak as Journalist / Stanczyk