''Barbara Radziwiłłówna'' is a

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. It was released in 1936. It was the first

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transmitted by

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during its test phase (26 August 1939).

Cast

Jadwiga Smosarska Jadwiga Smosarska (23 September 1898 – 1 November 1971) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1937, as well as various stage productions. Biography Smosarska was known for playing characters repre ...

– Barbara Radziwiłł * Witold Zacharewicz –

Zygmunt August Sigismund II Augustus ( pl, Zygmunt II August, lt, Žygimantas Augustas; 1 August 1520 – 7 July 1572) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first rule ...

* Leokadia Pancewiczowa – queen Bona Sforza * Lena Żelichowska –

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Jan Kurnakowicz Jan Kurnakowicz (27 January 1901 – 4 October 1968) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in 24 films between 1929 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' Prokurator Alicja Horn'' (1933) * '' Bohaterowie Sybiru'' (1936) * ''Pan Twardowski'' (19 ...

–

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Kieżgajłło *

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– Barbara Kola, Barbara's mother * Gustaw Buszyński –

Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł Mikołaj Radziwiłł, nicknamed ''The Red'' ( Polish ''Rudy'', Lithuanian: ''Radvila Rudasis''), also known as ''Mikołaj Radziwiłł the Sixth'' (1512 – 27 April 1584), was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman, Count Palatine of Vilnius, Grand ...

Zygmunt Chmielewski Zygmunt Chmielewski (16 May 1894 – 26 May 1978) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in 35 films between 1921 and 1960. Selected filmography * '' His Excellency, The Shop Assistant'' (1933) * ''Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna ?'' (1934) * '' Có ...

– Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł * Franciszek Dominiak – Piotr Kmita,

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Stefan Hnydziński Stefan Hnydziński (29 July 1901 – 2 October 1939) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 25 films from 1926 to 1939. Hnydziński died of wounds sustained during the bombing of Warsaw in 1939. Selected filmography * ''Dodek na ...

– Wirszyłł *

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– astrologist *

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– Dowoyna *

Helena Buczyńska Helena Buczyńska (1894 in Shchigry, Kursk Governorate – 1957) was a Polish actress. Selected filmography * '' His Excellency, The Shop Assistant'' (1933) * '' Granny Had No Worries'' (1935) * ''Profesor Wilczur'' (1938) * '' The Vagabonds' ...

– Barbara's aunt * Seweryna Broniszówna – the witch *

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– Stańczyk, the

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* Ludwik Fritsche – French diplomat * Artur Kwiatkowski –

Samuel Maciejowski Samuel Maciejowski (15 January 1499 – 26 October 1550) was a 16th-century Roman Catholic Bishop of Chełm, Płock and Kraków, in Poland. Early life He was born 15 January 1499 and ordained a priest in 1530. He began his career in 1518 as a no ...

, bishop of

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* Jerzy Leszczyński – Rafał Leszczyński, starost of

Radziejów Radziejów (Polish pronunciation: ; German 1943-1945: ''Rädichau'') is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 45 km south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. Its population is 5,804 (2004). History ...

and

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* Leon Łuszczewski – doctor Aliphio, chancellor of Isabella of Portugal, wife of

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* Józef Maliszewski –

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Mikołaj Dzierzgowski * Z. Protasiewicz –

Bálint Bakfark Bálint Bakfark (; in contemporary sources Valentin Bakfark or (from 1565 onward) Valentin Greff alias Bakfark, his name is variously spelled as ''Bacfarc'', ''Bakfarc'', ''Bakfarkh'', ''Bakffark'', ''Backuart'') (1526–30 – 15 or 22 August 1 ...

, court musician * Artur Socha – Andrzej I Górka, starost of

Wielkopolska Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; german: Großpolen, sv, Storpolen, la, Polonia Maior), is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city ...

Ludwik Sempoliński Ludwik Sempoliński (18 August 1899 – 17 April 1981) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in twenty films between 1935 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' Jaśnie pan szofer'' (1935) * '' Barbara Radziwiłłówna'' (1936) * '' Róża'' ( ...

Henryk Małkowski Henryk may refer to: * Henryk (given name) * Henryk, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, a village in south-central Poland * Henryk Glacier, an Antarctic glacier See also * Henryk Batuta hoax The Henryk Batuta hoax was a hoax perpetrated on the Polish ...

* Michał Halicz *

Kazimierz Opaliński Kazimierz Opaliński (22 February 1890 – 6 June 1979) was a Polish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than forty films between 1936 and 1975. Selected filmography References External links * 1890 births 1979 deaths Polis ...

* Aleksander Maniecki

References

External links

* 1936 films Polish historical drama films 1930s Polish-language films Polish black-and-white films 1930s historical drama films 1936 drama films {{historic-film-stub