The Wedding (1973)

7.3/10 • 102 min • Drama Fantasy History

Overview

Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.

Cast

Marek Walczewski

Izabela Olszewska

Ewa Ziętek

Daniel Olbrychski

Emilia Krakowska

Mieczysław Stoor

Kazimierz Opaliński

Henryk Borowski

Marek Perepeczko

Janusz Bukowski

Andrzej Łapicki

Wojciech Pszoniak

Journalist / Stanczyk

Andrzej Szczepkowski

Mieczysław Czechowicz

Barbara Wrzesińska

Gabriela Kownacka

Małgorzata Lorentowicz

Mrs. Councillor

Franciszek Pieczka

Hanna Skarżanka

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