''Fever'' ( pl, Gorączka) is a 1981 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

Agnieszka Holland Agnieszka Holland (born 28 November 1948) is a Poles, Polish film and television director and screenwriter, best known for her political contributions to Polish cinema. She began her career as assistant to directors Krzysztof Zanussi and Andrzej ...

. It is based on a story of writer Andrzej Strug. It was entered into the

31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Spanish film '' Deprisa, Deprisa'' directed by Carlos Saura. The retrospective was dedicated to British film producer Mic ...

where Barbara Grabowska won the

Silver Bear for Best Actress The Silver Bear for Best Actress (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Darstellerin) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chos ...

. The film takes place during the

Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905–07) In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...

. The film was immediately banned by the Polish Communist government upon its release, because of its brutally realistic portrayal of the occupying Russian forces.

Plot

The film is set at the beginning of the 20th century, when Poland fought for its independence.

Cast

* Barbara Grabowska - Kama *

Adam Ferency Adam Ferency (born 5 October 1951) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television shows since 1976. He starred in the 1990 film ''Burial of a Potato'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cann ...

- Wojtek Kielza * Bogusław Linda - Gryziak *

Olgierd Łukaszewicz Olgierd Łukaszewicz (born 7 September 1946) is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since his 1969 graduation from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków. Between 2002 and 2005, he was the President of ...

- Leon * Tomasz Miedzik - Kamil * Aleksy Awdiejew - Governor's Aide (as Aleksiej Awdiejew) *

Wiktor Grotowicz Wiktor Grotowicz (23 October 1919 – 19 December 1985) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1954 and 1985. Selected filmography * '' Katastrofa'' (1965) * '' Colonel Wolodyjowski'' (1969) * ''F ...

- Governor's Butler *

Tadeusz Huk ''Tadeusz'' is a Polish first name, derived from Thaddaeus. Tadeusz may refer to: * Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895–1966), Polish military leader * Tadeusz Borowski (1922–1951), Polish writer and The Holocaust survivor * Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński ...

- Chemist * Michal Juszczakiewicz - Michal *

Krzysztof Kiersznowski Krzysztof Kiersznowski (26 November 1950 – 24 October 2021) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows from 1977 to 2021. Selected filmography * ''Vabank'' (1981) * ''Fever'' (1981) * '' Kiler-ów 2-óch'' ...

- Activist *

Marian Lacz Marian may refer to: People * Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia * Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named Places * Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queenslan ...

- Kielza's Uncle * Pawel Nowisz - Wartki * Ryszard Sobolewski - Governor *

Michal Tarkowski Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, ...

- Doctor *

Krzysztof Zaleski Krzysztof Zaleski (September 3, 1948 – October 20, 2008) was a Polish theater director and cinema actor. Zaleski was born in Świętochłowice, Poland, on September 3, 1948. He graduated from Warsaw University's Department of Polish Studies in ...

- Czarny

References

External links

* 1981 films 1981 drama films Polish historical drama films Films set in the 1900s Films set in the 1910s Films set in Poland Films shot in Poland 1980s Polish-language films 1980s historical drama films Films directed by Agnieszka Holland {{Poland-film-stub