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The Wedding

The Wedding

19737.31h 42m

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.

Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Written by Andrzej Kijowski, Ryszard Kosiński, Stanisław Wyspiański
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Top Cast

Marek Walczewski

Marek Walczewski

Host

Izabela Olszewska

Izabela Olszewska

Hostess

Ewa Ziętek

Ewa Ziętek

Bride

Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

Bridegroom

Emilia Krakowska

Emilia Krakowska

Marysia

Mieczysław Stoor

Mieczysław Stoor

Wojtek

Kazimierz Opaliński

Kazimierz Opaliński

Father

Henryk Borowski

Henryk Borowski

Old Man

Marek Perepeczko

Marek Perepeczko

Jasiek

Janusz Bukowski

Janusz Bukowski

Kasper

About The Wedding

The Wedding is a drama, fantasy, history film released in 1973. Directed by Andrzej Wajda, it stars Marek Walczewski, Izabela Olszewska, Ewa Ziętek. 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.

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