Cast
Daniel Olbrychski 
Malgorzata Braunek 
Tadeusz Lomnicki Kazimierz Wichniarz 
Wladyslaw Hancza 
Leszek Teleszynski
Credits
Written by: 
Jerzy Hoffman
Plot
In the mid-17th century, as Sweden invades Poland, a patriot nobleman fights to save his country, in a nearly five-hour epic and an Oscar nominee.
Sinekatalog’s take
A vast, epic historical adventure.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (3,732 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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