The Deluge (film)

The Deluge - Potop
Directed byJerzy Hoffman
Written byJerzy Hoffman
Adam Kersten
Wojciech Zukrowski
Based onThe Deluge
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
StarringDaniel Olbrychski
Małgorzata Braunek
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Władysław Hańcza
CinematographyJerzy Wójcik
Edited byZenon Piórecki
Music byKazimierz Serocki
Production
company
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
287 minutes
CountriesPoland, USSR
LanguagePolish

The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a 1974 Polish historical drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman, based on the 1886 novel of the same name by Henryk Sienkiewicz. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but lost to Amarcord.[1] It is the third-most popular film in the history of Polish cinema, with more than 27.6 million tickets sold in its native country by 1987,[2] and 30.5 million sold in the Soviet Union. It is considered to be one of the best ever Polish films, and of having the best depiction of sword fights in history of cinema.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  2. ^ Haltof, Marek. Polish National Cinema. Berghahn Books (2002). ISBN 9781571812766. p. 97.
  3. ^ "[TMP] "The Most Realistic Sword Duel in Movie History (The Deluge)" Topic".
  4. ^ Потоп. kinopoisk.ru.