Pan Twardowski | |
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Directed by | Wiktor Biegański |
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Produced by | Józef Szwajcer |
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Cinematography | Stanisław Sebel |
Production company | Polfilma |
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Running time | 59 minutes[1] |
Country | Poland |
Languages | Silent Polish intertitles |
Pan Twardowski is a 1921 Polish silent fantasy film directed by Wiktor Biegański and starring Bronisław Oranowski, Wanda Jarszewska and Antoni Nowara-Piekarski.[2] Biegański was hired by the Polish government to make the film in an effort to foster a greater sense of Polish national identity—particularly in the ethnically mixed Upper Silesia.[3] It is one of many films based on the legend of Pan Twardowski, the Polish word "Pan" being a respectable title often given to members of the nobility or diplomats.[4]