A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one.
Released: Sep 23, 1975
Runtime: 277 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Jadwiga Barańska, Jerzy Bińczycki, Stanisława Celińska, Ewa Dałkowska, Władysław Hańcza, Elżbieta Karkoszka
Crew: Maria Dąbrowska (Novel), Jerzy Antczak (Director), Waldemar Kazanecki (Music), Jerzy Antczak (Screenplay), Zwonimir Feric (Producer), Jerzy Blaszyński (Sound)