Year 1863 (1922)
A Polish silent film from 1922, it was the first adaptation of Stefan Żeromski's 1912 novel "The Faithful River." The film's central theme is the love story of Prince Odrowąż, a wounded insurgent, and Salomea, and the fateful intervention of the prince's mother. The plot is complemented by allegorical tableaux vivants by Artur Grottger from the "Polonia" and "Lithuania" series. The final scene depicts a group of veterans of the January Uprising in independent Poland.
- Released
- 1922-07-07
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Edward Puchalski, Edward Puchalski
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Ryszard Sobiszewski as Prince Odrowaz
- Stanislawa Chrzanowska as Princess Odrowazyna
- Maria Hryniewicz as Salomea
- Helena Marcello-Palińska as Rudecka
- Antoni Bednarczyk as Rudecki
- Henryk Rydzewski as Officer
- Aleksander Zelwerowicz as Alekander Wielopolski
- Kazimierz Lasocki
- Stanislaw Hryniewicz
- Mieczysław Gielniewski
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