
Polonia Restituta
1981-05-18 · 220 min · ★ 10.0
A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1919 - until the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles near Paris. An attempt to show the great and complicated process of regaining an independent existence by a nation within its own state. The screen shows characters from history textbooks: Józef Piłsudski, Ignacy Paderewski, Roman Dmowski, Wojciech Korfanty as well as representatives of the world political scene, incl. David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vladimir Lenin and others.
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- Directors
- Bohdan Poręba
- Production companies
- Zespół Filmowy "Profil"
- Countries
- Poland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Janusz Zakrzeńskimarszałek Józef Piłsudski
Krzysztof ChamiecIgnacy Jan Paderewski
Józef FryźlewiczRoman Dmowski
Jerzy KaliszewskiThomas Woodrow Wilson, prezydent USA
Emil Karewiczpłk Edward House, współpracownik prezydenta Wilsona
Edmund FettingDawid Lloyd George, premier Wielkiej Brytanii
Zdzisław MrożewskiArthur James Balfour, minister spraw zagranicznych UK
Ignacy GogolewskiStefan Żeromski
Zygmunt MalanowiczFranek Pawlak
Andrzej PrecigsTadek Pawlak, brat Franka
Zbigniew BielskiJanek Pawlak, brat Franka
Janusz Bylczyńskiksiądz prałat, członek Rady Regencyjnej
Adolf ChronickiWacław Sieroszewski
Mariusz DmochowskiWojciech Trąmpczyński, marszałek Sejmu Ustawodawczego
Józef Kalitaarcybiskup Aleksander Kakowski, członek Rady Regencyjnej
Jerzy Krasuń[obsada aktorska]
Eugeniusz Kujawskipułkownik Edward Rydz-Śmigły, d-ca pierwszego pułku Legionów
Maciej Maciejewski[obsada aktorska]
Wiktor Nanowskikardynał, członek Tymczasowej Rady StanuTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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