''Pan Wołodyjowski'', also translated as ''Colonel Wolodyjowski'', is a 1969

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

historical drama 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 history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...

film directed by

Jerzy Hoffman Jerzy Julian Hoffman (; born 15 March 1932) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award in February 2006. Hoffman is best known for his works in ''The Deluge (film), The Deluge'' (1974) ...

. The film is based on the 1887 novel ''

Pan Wołodyjowski ''Pan Wołodyjowski'' (titled in English as ''Pan Michael'', 1893, and ''Fire in the Steppe'', 1992; other titles used in English discourse include ''Colonel Wołodyjowski'', ''Sir Michael'' and ''Sir Wołodyjowski'') is a historical novel by t ...

'' by Polish writer and Nobel laureate

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 ...

. The story is set during the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

invasion An invasion is a Offensive (military), military offensive of combatants of one geopolitics, geopolitical Legal entity, entity, usually in large numbers, entering territory (country subdivision), territory controlled by another similar entity, ...

of Poland in 1668–1672. The film was entered in the

6th Moscow International Film Festival The 6th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 22 July 1969. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Cuban film ''Lucía'' directed by Humberto Solás, the Italian film ''Serafino (film), Serafino'' directed by Pietro Germi and the ...

, where

Tadeusz Łomnicki Tadeusz Łomnicki (; 18 July 1927 – 22 February 1992) was a Polish actor, one of the most notable stage and film artists of his time in Poland. He is remembered mostly for his roles in comedies and dramas, as well as for the role of Kordian in ...

won the award for Best Actor. The film was also serialized on Polish television, as ''The Adventures of Pan Michael'' (Polish: ''Przygody pana Michała'').

Cast

as Jerzy Michał Wołodyjowski *

Magdalena Zawadzka Magdalena Zawadzka (born 29 October 1944) is a Polish stage and film actress. She is the wife of actor Gustaw Holoubek and the mother of cinematographer Jan Holoubek. She gained wide popularity after the 1968 film ''Colonel Wolodyjowski'' (''Pan ...

as Basia * Mieczysław Pawlikowski as

Onufry Zagłoba Jan Onufry Zagłoba is a fictional character in the ''Trilogy'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Together with other characters of ''The Trilogy'', Zagłoba engages in various adventures, fighting for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and seeking adve ...

Hanka Bielicka Anna Weronika Bielicka (9 November 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a Polish singer and actress, known by the name Hanna and its affectionate diminutive, Hanka. Life Hanka Bielicka was born in 1915 in Konovka near Poltava (''then part of the Russian ...

as Makowiecka * Barbara Brylska as Krzysia Drohojowska * Irena Karel as Ewa Nowowiejska *

Jan Nowicki Jan Nowicki (5 November 1939 – 7 December 2022) was a Polish actor. Biography He appeared in 90 films and television episodes since 1967. He had two children, Sajana Nowicka and Łukasz Nowicki, a television presenter, journalist, and actor ...

as Ketling Hassling of Elgin *

Daniel Olbrychski Daniel Marcel Olbrychski (; born 27 February 1945) is a Polish people, Polish film actor, film and theatre actor who is widely considered one of the greatest Polish actors of his generation. He appeared in 180 films and TV productions and is bes ...

Azja Tuhajbejowicz Azja Tuhajbejowicz, also known under alias Azja Mellechowicz, is a fictional character in the novel '' Fire in the Steppe'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz. He is an antagonist and the rival of Michał Wołodyjowski. He is a Tatar who wants to kidnap Bar ...

* Marek Perepeczko as Adam Nowowiejski *

Mariusz Dmochowski Mariusz Dmochowski (29 October 1930 – 7 August 1992) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1958 and 1992. Partial filmography * '' Eroica'' (1958) - Lt. Korwin Makowski (segment "Ostinato Lugu ...

Jan Sobieski John III Sobieski ( (); (); () 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Eur ...

Władysław Hańcza Władysław Hańcza (18 May 1905 – 19 November 1977) was a Polish actor and theatre director. Education and debut In 1924, he graduated high school in his hometown of Łódź. Afterwards he studied philosophy and Polish philology at the Adam Mi ...

as Nowowiejski *

Gustaw Lutkiewicz Gustaw Lutkiewicz (29 June 1924 – 24 February 2017) was a Polish actor and singer. He was born to a Polish family in Kaunas. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 1970, the Officer's Cross in 1985 and the ...

as Luśnia *

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 ...

as Snitko *

Andrzej Szczepkowski Andrzej Tadeusz Szczepkowski (26 April 1923 – 31 January 1997) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1957 and 1997. He is the father of actress Joanna Szczepkowska. In 1966, he was awarded th ...

as Bishop

Lanckoroński The House of Lanckoroński (plural: Lanckorońscy) was an old and wealthy Polish aristocratic family. Its representatives held power and influence in the Kingdom of Poland from the times of the late Piast dynasty (14th century) to the end of the ...

* Leonard Andrzejewski as Halim *

Bogusz Bilewski Bogusz Bilewski (25 September 1930 in Starachowice – 14 September 1995 in Wrocław) was a Polish actor. In 1974 he portrayed a secondary role in the Academy Award-nominated film ''The Deluge (film), The Deluge'' under Jerzy Hoffman. Sele ...

as Officer *

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 ...

Potocki The House of Potocki (; plural: Potoccy, male: Potocki, feminine: Potocka) was a prominent Polish noble family in the Kingdom of Poland and magnates of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Potocki family is one of the wealthiest and ...

* Tadeusz Kosudarski as Nobleman * Andrzej Piątkowski as Turk *

Ryszard Ronczewski Ryszard Ronczewski (27 June 1930 – 17 October 2020) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1954 to 2021 (the premiere of '' The Wedding'' occurred a few months after his death). Ronczewski died from COVID-19 on 17 Octo ...

as Bandit * Tadeusz Somogi as Envoy *

Witold Skaruch Witold Skaruch (11 January 1930 – 17 February 2010) was a Polish character actor and director. He appeared in films, television shows and miniseries from 1953 until 2009. Skaruch, who was born in Ciechanów, Poland, began his professional actin ...

as Monk

Reception

The film had admissions of 12 million.

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* 1969 films 1960s Polish-language films Films based on Polish novels Films based on works by Henryk Sienkiewicz Films directed by Jerzy Hoffman 1969 drama films Polish historical drama films Films set in Poland Films set in Ukraine Polish-language historical drama films {{Poland-film-stub

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