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Knights of the Teutonic Order (film)

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'Knights of the Teutonic Order' (Polish: 'Krzyacy') is a 1960 Polish film directed by Aleksander Ford based on the novel of the same name by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

The plot is situated in the late-14th century and early-15th century Poland and centers on the PolishLithuanianTeutonic War (1409-1411) and the final Battle of Grunwald (1410). 15,000 extras were employed to create the battle scenes.'[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-43364894.html Kreuzritter: Kommische Oper]'. Der Spiegel, 5 July 1961. The film attracted to cinema masses of viewers and remains one of the most attended films in Polish history: it sold 2 million tickets within several months,Marcin Zaremba. 'Komunizm, legitymizacja, nacjonalizm: nacjonalistyczna legitymizacja wadzy komunistycznej w Polsce'. Trio (2001). . p. 273. 14 million after four years and as of 1987, it had some 32,315,695 admissions. It was also exported to forty-six foreign countries,Haltof, Marek. 'Polish National Cinema'. Berghahn Books (2002). . p. 97. and sold 29.6 million tickets in the Soviet Union'[http://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/63686/ ]'. kinopoisk.ru. and 2,650,700 in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic,'[http://www.phil.muni.cz/dedur/?lang=1&id=964 Kici]'. Film Culture: Brno 1945-1970. and was the most successful Polish film internationally. It was a Polish submission to the 33rd Academy Awards.

It was released on 15 July 1960, the 550th anniversary of the battle of Grunwald.

Cast



* Grayna Staniszewska as Danusia Jurandwna

* Urszula Modrzyska as Jagienka ze Zgorzelic

* Mieczysaw Kalenik as Zbyszko z Bogdaca

* Aleksander Fogiel as Mako z Bogdaca

* Andrzej Szalawski as Jurand ze Spychowa

* Leon Niemczyk as Fulko de Lorche

* Henryk Borowski as Zygfryd de Lwe

* Mieczysaw Voit as Kuno von Lichtenstein

* Tadeusz Biaoszczyski as Duke Janusz I of Warsaw

* Stanisaw Jasiukiewicz as Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Ulrich von Jungingen

* Emil Karewicz as King Wadysaw Jagieo

* Jzef Kostecki as Lithuanian duke Witold

* Janusz Strachocki as Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Konrad von Jungingen

* Lucyna Winnicka as Duchess Anna Danuta, wife of Janusz I of Warsaw

* Cezary Julski as Zawisza Czarny

* Jerzy Kozakiewicz as Cztan z Rogowa

* Janusz Paluszkiewicz as royal marshall

* Jerzy Pichelski as Powala of Taczew

References




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