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Nights and Days is a 1975 Polish film directed by Jerzy Antczak. This epic family drama was based on Maria Dąbrowska's novel Noce i dnie, and was described by The Washington Post as "Poland's Gone With the Wind". Set in Kalisz and the Kalisz Region in the second half of the 19th century after the failure of the January Uprising in 1863, the film presents a unique portrait of an oppressed society, life in exile, and the confiscation of private property as told through the loves and struggles of the Niechcic family. This sweeping historical epic was the highest-grossing film in Poland's history upon its release and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1977. The film score was composed by Waldemar Kazanecki, which includes a Viennese waltz that is frequently played at Polish weddings as the first dance of bride and groom.
Original Release
09/23/1975
US Release
03/10/1977
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jadwiga Baranska | Barbara Niechcic |
Jerzy Binczycki | Bogumil Niechcic / Bogumił Niechcic |
Emir Buczacki | Lucjan Kociell / Lucjan Kociełło |
Stanislawa Celinska | Agnieszka Niechcic |
Wladyslaw Hancza | Jan Lada / Jan Łada |
Zbigniew Koczanowicz | Szymszel |
Jerzy Kamas | Daniel Ostrzenski / Daniel Ostrzeński |
Ilona Kusmierska | Emilka Niechcic |
Barbara Ludwizanka | Jadwiga Ostrzenska |
Olgierd Lukaszewicz | Janusz Ostrzenski / Janusz Ostrzeński |
Directors
Writers
Jerzy Antczak, Maria Dabrowska
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jadwiga Baranska | Barbara Niechcic |
Jerzy Binczycki | Bogumil Niechcic / Bogumił Niechcic |
Emir Buczacki | Lucjan Kociell / Lucjan Kociełło |
Stanislawa Celinska | Agnieszka Niechcic |
Wladyslaw Hancza | Jan Lada / Jan Łada |
Zbigniew Koczanowicz | Szymszel |
Jerzy Kamas | Daniel Ostrzenski / Daniel Ostrzeński |
Ilona Kusmierska | Emilka Niechcic |
Barbara Ludwizanka | Jadwiga Ostrzenska |
Olgierd Lukaszewicz | Janusz Ostrzenski / Janusz Ostrzeński |
Kazimierz Mazur | Tomasz Niechcic |
Zdzisław Mrożewski | Leon Woynarowski |
Kazimierz Opalinski | Joachim Ostrzenski / Rejent Joachim Ostrzeński |
Barbara Rachwalska | Julka, servant / Jadwiga Ostrzeńska |
Andrzej Seweryn | Anzelm Ostrzenski / Anzelm Ostrzeński |
Aleksander Sewruk | Dr. Wettler |
Elzbieta Starostecka | Teresa Ostrzenska-Kociell / Teresa Ostrzeńska-Kociełło |
Karol Strasburger | Józef Toliboski |
Andrzej Szczepkowski | Waclaw Holszanski / Rejent Wacław Holszański |
Janina Traczykówna | Michalina Ostrzenska / Michalina Ostrzeńska |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1977 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |