Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.6/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward PuchalskiDirector
- Edward PuchalskiScreenplay
Cast
- Ryszard SobiszewskiPrince Odrowaz
- Stanislawa ChrzanowskaPrincess Odrowazyna
- Maria HryniewiczSalomea
- Helena Marcello-PalińskaRudecka
- Antoni BednarczykRudecki
- Henryk RydzewskiOfficer
- Aleksander ZelwerowiczAlekander Wielopolski
- Kazimierz LasockiCast
- Stanislaw HryniewiczCast
- Mieczysław GielniewskiCast
Stills
Themes
silent filmearly polish cinema