''Obrona Częstochowy'' is a 1913 Polish

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as ...

. It is based on a novel by

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as The Trilogy, the Trilogy series and especially ...

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Cast

* Maria Dulęba as Oleńka Billewiczówna *

Aleksander Zelwerowicz 200px, Zelwerowicz and Polish Radio, 1949 Aleksander Zelwerowicz (14 August 1877 in Lublin – 18 June 1955 in Warsaw) was a Polish actor, director, theatre president and a teacher. He received the Order of Polonia Restituta and is one of the Po ...

as Jan Onufry Zagłoba *

Stefan Jaracz Stefan Jaracz (24 December 1883 – 11 August 1945) was a Polish actor and theater producer. He served as the artistic director of Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw during the interwar period (1930–32), and within a short period raised its reputation ...

as Michał Wołodyjowski * Bronisław Oranowski as Andrzej Kmicic * Lucjan Wiśniewski as Jan Skrzetuski * Kazimierz Wojciechowski as Jan Skrzetuski * Seweryna Broniszówna as Anna Borzobochata

References

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* 1913 films Polish historical films Polish silent films Polish black-and-white films Films based on works by Henryk Sienkiewicz 1910s historical films Films set in Silesian Voivodeship {{Poland-film-stub