Synopsis
After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his election had been living in Switzerland. Those were chaotic times, and shortly after his election, he was assassinated by right-wing fanatics. This epic Polish film chronicles the circumstances of Narutowicz's election and assassination.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Jerzy KawalerowiczDirector
- Bolesław MichałekWriter
- Jerzy KawalerowiczWriter
- Adam WalacińskiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Zdzisław MrożewskiGabriel Narutowicz
- Marek WalczewskiEligiusz Niewiadomski
- Henryk BistaPriest Marceli Nowakowski
- Czesław ByszewskiPrime Minister Julian Nowak
- Jerzy DuszyńskiJózef Pilsudski
- Edmund FettingGeneral Józef Haller
- Kazimierz IworHerman Lieberman
- Tomasz ZaliwskiMaciej Rataj
- Roman SikoraWojciech Trąmpczyński
- Andrzej KrasickiAntoni Kamieński
- Jerzy SaganWincenty Witos
- Zbigniew KryńskiStanisław Thugutt