In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.
Jan Rybkowski
Director
Władysław Hańcza
Maciej Boryna
Emilia Krakowska
Jagna
Krystyna Królówna
Hanka Borynowa
Ignacy Gogolewski
Antek Boryna
Bronisław Pawlik
Michał
Jadwiga Chojnacka
Dominikowa
August Kowalczyk
Piotr
Franciszek Pieczka
Priest
Magdalena Wołłejko
Józka Borynianka
Tadeusz Janczar
Mateusz
Barbara Ludwiżanka
Jagustynka
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