The problem of the Polish population displacement from their land within the limits of the Prussian partition. Germans come to the village harassing a wealthy peasant Snail, leading to the tragedy. Slug's cottage burns, his wife dies. The peasant does not give up, defending his inheritance. He sticks on a patch of his Polish soil and protects it like a soldier his post.
Released: Oct 01, 1979
Runtime: 84 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Teresa Lipowska, Franciszek Pieczka, Andrzej Kozak, Włodzimierz Twardowski, Janina Grzegorczyk, Wanda Ostrowska
Crew: Bolesław Prus (Novel), Zygmunt Skonieczny (Writer), Roman Suszyński (Camera Operator), Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz (Director of Photography), Zdzisław Szostak (Conductor), Jerzy Skrzepiński (Set Designer)