On the Banks of the Niemen (1987)
Adaptation of novel by Eliza Orzeszkowa. The film is set in 1886 in Lithuania, is spins around a conflict between Bohatyrowicz family and aristocrat family in Korczyn. Against the background of the social and family disputes was shown topic of love between Justyna Orzelska, niece of Benedykt Korczyński, and Jan Bohatyrowicz. Will their love be strong enough to break the mental barrier that separates the world of Bohatyrowicz from the world of Korczyński?
Director: Zbigniew Kuźmiński
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Iwona Katarzyna Pawlak as Justyna Orzelska |
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Adam Marjański as Jan Bohatyrowicz |
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Marta Lipińska as Emilia Korczyńska |
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Janusz Zakrzeński as Benedykt Korczyński |
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Bożena Rogalska as Marta Korczyńska |
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Michał Pawlicki as Anzelm Bohatyrowicz |
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Zbigniew Bogdański as Orzelski |
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Jacek Chmielnik as Zygmunt Korczyński |
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Ewa Decówna as Teresa Plińska |
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Edmund Fetting as Darzecki |
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Marek Herbik as Witold Korczyński |
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Renata Husarek as Jadwiga Domuntówna |
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Irena Kownas as Starzyńska |
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Renata Kretówna as Marynia Kirłowa |
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Małgorzata Nowak as Elżunia Bohatyrowicz |
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Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak as Fabian Bohatyrowicz |
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Maria Nowotarska as Andrzejowa Korczyńska |
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Andrzej Precigs as Teofil Różyc |
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Andrzej Szaciłło as Starzyński |
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Ewa Wencel as Klotylda Korczyńska |
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Jerzy Block as Grandfather of Jadwiga Domuntówna |
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Zofia Ciesielska-Tomaszewska as Bohatyrowiczowa |
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Jacek Godek as Boatman at the wedding |
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Ewa Herbik as Leonia Korczyńska |
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Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski as A man in the Korczyński salon |
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Zofia Plewińska as Servant on the Korczyński estate |
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Magdalena Scholl as Antolka |
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Marek Sośnicki as Franciszek Jaśmont |
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Franciszek Utko as Kazimierz Jaśmont |
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Eugeniusz Wałaszek as Steward of the Korczyński estate |
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Jan Prochyra as Bolesław Kirło (uncredited) |
| Directing | Zbigniew Kuźmiński | Director |
| Writing | Kazimierz Radowicz | Writer |
| Directing | Karol Chodura | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Maria Burdecka | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Grzegorz Kruszewski | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Witold Sobczyk | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kamilla Chołoniewska | Continuity |
| Production | Jan Kaczmarski | Production Manager |
| Production | Marianna Pietrzak | Production Manager |
| Production | Krzysztof Staszewski | Production Manager |
| Camera | Zbigniew Hałatek | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Eliza Orzeszkowa | Novel |
| Sound | Andrzej Kurylewicz | Music |
| Sound | Janusz Rosół | Sound |
| Crew | Tomasz Tarasin | Cinematography |
| Camera | Sławomir Klemba | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Maria Kuzminska-Lebiedzik | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Śródka-Makówka | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Generalczyk | Costume Design |
| Camera | Zbigniew Gustowski | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Zenon Różewicz | Production Designer |
| Art | Mariusz Wituski | Interior Designer |
| Art | Tomasz Sobczak | Interior Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Szklarek | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elzbieta Malka | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elżbieta Pietrzak | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Piotr Dzięcioł | Production Manager |