Movie

Year 1863 (1922)

• July 7, 1922
• 1h 33m

• History
• Drama

Overview

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.

Director

Edward Puchalski

Writers

Stefan Żeromski, Edward Puchalski

Starring

Ryszard Sobiszewski, Stanislawa Chrzanowska, Maria Hryniewicz