''A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve ( pl, Lawa. Opowieść o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza) is a 1989 Polish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Tadeusz Konwicki
Tadeusz Konwicki (22 June 1926 – 7 January 2015) was a Polish writer and film director, as well as a member of the Polish Language Council.
Life
Konwicki was born in 1926 as the only son of Jadwiga Kieżun and Michał Konwicki in Nowa Wilejka, ...
. It was entered into the
16th Moscow International Film Festival
The 16th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 July 1989. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian film ''The Icicle Thief'' directed by Maurizio Nichetti.
Jury
* Andrzej Wajda (Poland – President of the Jury)
* Ge ...
.
Cast
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Gustaw Holoubek
Gustaw Teofil Holoubek (21 April 1923 – 6 March 2008) was a Polish actor, director, member of the Polish Sejm, and a senator.
Holoubek participated in the September Campaign and was a prisoner of war during the Nazi German Occupation of Pol ...
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska (born 17 September 1942) is a Polish stage and film actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1972.
She has performed at the Bagatela Theatre in Kraków, Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, National Hel ...
as Mrs. Rollison
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Maja Komorowska
Maja Komorowska-Tyszkiewicz (born 23 December 1937) is a Polish film actress. She has appeared in over 35 films since 1970.
Selected filmography
* ''Family Life'' (1971)
* ''A Woman's Decision'' (1975)
* ''Budapest Tales'' (1976)
* ''Spiral'' ...
as Sorcerer
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Grażyna Szapołowska
Grażyna Szapołowska (; born 19 September 1953) is a Polish film and theatre actress.
Life and career
She was born in Bydgoszcz. The father was of Latvian-Polish descent, and mother, Wanda, was Lithuanian-Polish descent. She has a sister, Lidi ...
as Guardian Angel
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Henryk Bista
Henryk Bista (12 March 1934 – 8 October 1997) was a Polish actor. He appeared in over 110 films between 1961 and 1997. He starred in the 1977 film '' Death of a President'', which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festiva ...
as Senator
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Piotr Fronczewski
Piotr Fronczewski (born 8 June 1946 in Łódź, Poland), is a Polish actor and a cabaret and theatre singer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most popular actors of his generation.
Life and career
He was born to a Polish mother, Bogna ...
as Sobolewski
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Tadeusz Łomnicki
Tadeusz Łomnicki (; 18 July 1927 – 22 February 1992) was a Polish actor, one of the most notable stage and film artists of his time in Poland. He is remembered mostly for his roles in comedies and dramas, as well as for the role of Kordian in J ...
Jan Nowicki
Jan Nowicki (5 November 1939 – 7 December 2022) was a Polish actor. Biography
He appeared in 90 films and television episodes since 1967.
Nowicki died on 7 December 2022, at the age of 83.Arunas Smailys as Adolf (as Arunas Smajlis)
* Marzena Manteska as Maid / Angel
* Monika Jóźwik as Maid (as Monika Orłoś)