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Warsaw Premiere is a 1951 Polish historical film directed by Jan Rybkowski and starring Jan Koecher, Barbara Kostrzewska and Jerzy Duszyński. The film's art direction was by Roman Mann. The film portrays the life of the Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko, particularly focusing on the composition of his 1848 opera Halka. The film was the first Polish costume film made since the Second World War, and was stylistically similar to historical biopics in other Eastern Bloc countries such as Rimsky-Korsakov (1952).
Original Release
03/04/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jan Koecher | Stanislaw Moniuszko / Stanisław Moniuszko |
| Jerzy Duszynski | Wlodzimierz Wolski / Włodzimierz Wolski |
| Nina Andrycz | Maria Kalergis |
| Danuta Szaflarska | Countess Krystyna |
| Janusz Warnecki | Profesor / Professor |
| Jan Kurnakowicz | Prof. Jan Quatrini |
| Ryszard Barycz | Poet |
| Ludwik Benoit | Sculptor |
| Halina Billing-Wohl | Moniuszka (wife) |
| Zenon Burzynski | Tunio |
Directors
Writers
Jan Rybkowski, Stanislaw Rózewicz, Jerzy Waldorff, Mira Zimińska
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jan Koecher | Stanislaw Moniuszko / Stanisław Moniuszko |
| Jerzy Duszynski | Wlodzimierz Wolski / Włodzimierz Wolski |
| Nina Andrycz | Maria Kalergis |
| Danuta Szaflarska | Countess Krystyna |
| Janusz Warnecki | Profesor / Professor |
| Jan Kurnakowicz | Prof. Jan Quatrini |
| Ryszard Barycz | Poet |
| Ludwik Benoit | Sculptor |
| Halina Billing-Wohl | Moniuszka (wife) |
| Zenon Burzynski | Tunio |
| Gustaw Buszyński | Theater Director Ignacy Abramowicz |
| Jan Ciecierski | Bishop |
| Tadeusz Cygler | Julian Dobrski |
| Bronisław Darski | |
| Aleksander Gassowski | Jefimow |
| Andrzej Gawronski | |
| Jerzy Kaczmarek | |
| Maria Kaniewska | |
| Józef Karbowski | Secretary |
| Emil Karewicz | Georg |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Zygmunt Szyndler | Producer |
