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Argument About Basia
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Wikipedia article
'Argument About Basia' is a Polish novel by Kornel Makuszyski, written in 1936, but released one year later.
Plot
The book tells the story of a little orphan girl, Basia, sent by train alone after her mother's death. When a piece of paper with an address of Basia's family is destroyed, Basia is taken by an actor who managed to read the address and takes the girl there. But he turns out to be wrong ...
Screenings
It was filmed twice - in 1959 and 1995 (this time, also with a mini-series released in 1997).
1959 version
Black-and-white movie directed by Maria Kaniewska and starred :* Magorzata Piekarska 'as Basia'
* Jerzy Duszyski 'as Mr Olszowski'
* Ewa Krasnodbska 'as Miss Olszaska'
* Roman Niewiarowicz 'as Walicki'
* Mieczysaw Gajda 'as Szot'
and others
1995 and 1997 versions
Starring :* Agata Marciniak 'as little Basia'
* Paulina Tworzyaska 'as teenage Basia'
* Piotr Fronczewski 'as Mr Olszowski'
* Maria Gadkowska 'as Miss Olszaska'
* Andrzej Szczepkowski 'as Walicki'
* Jan Jankowski 'as Szot'
and others
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