''Sami swoi'' (; translated as ''All Friends Here'' or ''Our Folks''; literally "only our own") (1967) is the first part of a Polish comedic trilogy of movies by

Sylwester Chęciński Sylwester Chęciński (21 May 1930, Skwarki – 8 December 2021, Wrocław) was a Polish film and television director. He was born in Susiec, Poland, on 21 May 1930. Chęciński died in Wrocław on 8 December 2021, at the age of 91. Biography ...

. Its two follow-ups are ''

Nie ma mocnych ''Take It Easy'' ( pl, Nie ma mocnych) is a 1974 Polish comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński. It is the second part of a trilogy about two quarreling peasants Kargul and Pawlak, which started with ''Sami swoi'', and concluded with ''Kocha ...

'' (a Polish idiom meaning "no one can do") (1974) and ''

Kochaj albo rzuć ''Kochaj albo rzuć'' (''Love or leave'') is a 1977 Polish comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński. It is the third and final part of a trilogy about two quarreling peasants Kargul and Pawlak, which started with ''Sami swoi'' ( All Friends H ...

'' ("Love or Leave") (1977).

The film

The film was black and white but was

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in 2000 by

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for Polish television station

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. The score was composed by

Wojciech Kilar Wojciech Kilar (; 17 July 1932 – 29 December 2013) was a Polish classical and film music composer. One of his greatest successes came with his score to Francis Ford Coppola's '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' in 1992, which received the ASCAP Award a ...

. The movie was filmed mostly in Dobrzykowice near

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, with some scenes at Lubomierz and surrounding areas. It was one of the most popular Polish comedies of its times and still remains an old favorite. Lubomierz has a museum dedicated to the movies, and

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has a statue of the two main heroes, Kargul and Pawlak.

The story

The movie is the story of the two quarreling families, who after the end of the Second World War were resettled from

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to the

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, after Poland's borders were shifted westwards. The bad blood between them runs to a time when one of Karguls plowed a few inches ('3-fingers-width') into the Pawlak's territory, for which one of the Pawlaks hit him with a

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and then, fearing retribution, emigrated to the United States. Years later, he comes back, and finds that both families live peacefully. His brother, Kazimierz, tells him the story of how the families came to terms, in a form of Romeo and Juliet-like marriage between Pawlak's son, Witia, and Kargul's daughter, Jadźka.

The actors

*Pawlak family ** Wacław Kowalski - Kazimierz ('Kaźmirz') ** Zdzisław Karczewski - Jan 'John' ** Jerzy Janeczek - Witia ** Maria Zbyszewska - Mania ** Natalia Szymańska - Leonia ** Zygmunt Bielawski - Paweł ('Pawełek') *Kargul family **

Władysław Hańcza Władysław Hańcza (1905–1977) was a Polish actor and theatre director. During World War II he joined an underground theater. After the war he was a lecturer at the State Theatre Academy in Warsaw. Selected filmography * '' Popioły'' (1965) ...

- Władysław ('Władyś') ** Ilona Kuśmierska - Jadwiga ('Jadźka') ** Halina Buyno-Łoza - Aniela ('Anielcia') *Others ** Eliasz Oparek-Kuziemski - Kokeszko **

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sołtys A sołtys () is a head of a sołectwo elected by its permanent citizens in a village meeting (''zebranie wiejskie''). According to data from 2010, Poland had 40 thousand sołtys, 30.7% of which were women. Role and powers Since 1990, a soł ...

(village headman) **

Witold Pyrkosz Witold Pyrkosz (24 December 1926 – 22 April 2017) was a Polish actor. He was best known as Lucjan Mostowiak in Polish TV series " M jak miłość", as Pyzdra in " Janosik", as Wichura in "Czterej pancerni i pies", as Balcerek in "Alternaty ...

- 'the guy from Warsaw' ** Kazimierz Talarczyk - Wieczorek **

Ryszard Kotys Ryszard Kotys (20 March 1932 – 27 January 2021) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 140 films and television shows during his career. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1932 births 2021 deaths Polis ...

- cats seller ** Andrzej Mrożek - Russian soldier ** Jan Łopuszniak - German priest

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0062228, Sami swoi 1967 films 1967 comedy films Polish comedy films 1960s Polish-language films Films scored by Wojciech Kilar