''Countess Walewska'' is a 1914 Polish

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by Aleksander Hertz and starring Stefan Jaracz, Maria Dulęba and Bronisław Oranowski.Liehm & Liehm p.13 The film was made as a co-production with the French company

Pathé Frères Pathé or Pathé Frères (, styled as PATHÉ!) is the name of various French businesses that were founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France starting in 1896. In the early 1900s, Pathé became the world's largest film equipme ...

. It portrays the life of

Maria Walewska Marie Walewska, Countess Walewska (née Łączyńska; pl, Maria Walewska; 7 December 1786 – 11 December 1817) was a Poles, Polish noblewoman and an important figure at the court of Emperor Napoleon, Napoleon I with the role to influence him ...

the Polish-born mistress of the French Emperor

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

Cast

* Stefan Jaracz as Napoleon Bonaparte * Maria Dulęba as Maria Walewska * Bronisław Oranowski as Duke Józef Poniatowski

References

Bibliography

* Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1977.

External links

* 1914 films 1910s historical films Polish historical films Polish silent films Films directed by Aleksander Hertz Films set in France Films set in the 1800s Films set in the 1810s Depictions of Napoleon on film Polish black-and-white films {{Poland-film-stub