Hubal is a
Polish
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historical film
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directed by . It was released in 1973.
History
According to the director's recollections, at the beginning of the 1970s, he was summoned to the Ministry of Culture, where he was presented with a ready-made script by Jan Józef Szczepański, at the same time offering to make a film. Bohdan Poręba accepted the offer, but he forced the removal of a few scenes (the commander's romance with a peasant woman and the execution of German prisoners of war). The finished film did not avoid censorship problems – the intention was to cut out a scene from the morning mass on Christmas, during which the hymn ''
Boże, coś Polskę
''Boże, coś Polskę'' is a Polish Catholic patriotic hymn. When Poland gained its independence in 1918, it
competed with Mazurek Dąbrowskiego for the right to be the national anthem of Poland.[Wojciech Jaruzelski
Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (; 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military officer, politician and ''de facto'' leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 until 1989. He was the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party be ...]
, who succinctly praised the film after an improvised screening. The film has no scriptwriter in the lead, because Jan Józef Szczepański withdrew after the changes introduced by the director.
Plot
Legendary Hubal – major
Henryk Dobrzański
Major Henryk Dobrzański (22 June 1897 – 30 April 1940) was a Polish soldier, sportsman and partisan. He fought in the Polish Legions in World War I, Polish-Ukrainian War of 1918, the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1919-1921 and the Polish Sept ...
, in spite of Nazi occupation in 1939 does not surrender and still fights with the enemy with a group of his faithful soldiers.
Cast
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Ryszard Filipski
Ryszard Filipski (17 July 1934 – 22 October 2021) was a Polish actor and theatre and film director.
He established the monodrama theatre ' in Kraków (1966–1981). Ryszard Filipski is known for ''Hubal (1973)'', ''Zamach stanu'' (1981) and ...
as major
Henryk Dobrzański
Major Henryk Dobrzański (22 June 1897 – 30 April 1940) was a Polish soldier, sportsman and partisan. He fought in the Polish Legions in World War I, Polish-Ukrainian War of 1918, the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1919-1921 and the Polish Sept ...
"Hubal"
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Małgorzata Potocka
Małgorzata () is a common Polish female given name derived through Latin ''Margarita'' from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning "pearl". It is equivalent to the English " Margaret". Its diminutive forms include Małgośka, ...
as "Tereska"
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Tadeusz Janczar
Tadeusz Janczar (; 25 April 1926 – 31 October 1997) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in 26 films between 1952 and 1983.
Partial filmography
* ''Zaloga'' (1952) - Brzozowski
* ''Zolnierz zwyciestwa'' (1953) - Franek
* ''Five Boys from ...
as captain
Maciej Kalenkiewicz
Maciej Kalenkiewicz (; 1906–1944; nom de guerre Kotwicz) was a Polish engineer and lieutenant colonel of the Polish Army. During World War II was a soldier of Henryk Dobrzański's military unit, member of cichociemni, officer of the Home Army, ...
"Kotwicz"
*
Emil Karewicz
Emil Karewicz (13 March 1923 – 18 March 2020) was a Polish actor.
Early life
His acting career began in Wilno, at the local theatre, where he played the role of a monkey in the "Quartet" by Ivan Krylov. During World War II he served in the Po ...
as rittmeister
Stanisław Sołtykiewicz
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Andrzej Kozak
Andrzej Kozak (b. 14 September 1934) is a Polish actor. In 1974, he starred in the Academy Award-nominated film ''The Deluge'' directed by Jerzy Hoffman.
Selected filmography
* ''Westerplatte'' (1967)
* ''The Deluge
The Genesis flood narr ...
as Maruszewski
*
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Zygmunt Malanowicz (4 February 1938 – 4 April 2021) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films from 1962 to 2020.
Selected filmography
* ''Knife in the Water'' (1962)
* '' Naked Among Wolves'' (1963)
* ''Barrier'' (1966)
* ...
as priest
Ludwik Mucha
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Stanisław Niwiński
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Józef Nowak
Józef Nowak (8 April 1925 – 16 January 1984) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1951 and 1980.
Selected filmography
* ''Warsaw Premiere'' (1951)
* ''Drugi brzeg'' (1962)
* ''Westerplatte'' ...
as colonel
Leopold Okulicki
General Leopold Okulicki (noms de guerre ''Kobra'', ''Niedźwiadek''; 1898 – 1946) was a general of the Polish Army and the last commander of the anti-Nazi underground Home Army during World War II. He was arrested after the war by the Sovi ...
"Miller"
*
Tadeusz Schmidt
Tadeusz Schmidt (14 November 1920 – 10 May 1976) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1942 and 1976.
Selected filmography
* '' The Two Who Stole the Moon'' (1962)
* ''Potem nastąpi cisza'' (1965)
* ''Wester ...
*
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Kazimierz Wichniarz (18 January 1915 in Posen(now Poznan) - 26 June 1995 in Warsaw) was a Polish film and theatre actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award-nominated film ''The Deluge'' under Jerzy Hoffman.
He is interred at the Powązki M ...
as priest
Edward Ptaszyński
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Jerzy Aleksander Braszka
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Henryk Giżycki
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Bolesław Idziak
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Jerzy Korsztyn
References
External links
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1973 films
Polish historical films
1970s Polish-language films
World War II films based on actual events
1970s historical films
Films about Polish resistance during World War II
Polish war films
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