The Hexer (film)

This article is about the 2001 Polish fantasy feature film.. For the 2002 TV series, see The Hexer (TV series). For the Netflix TV series, see The Witcher (TV series). For the 1964 Edgar Wallace film, see Der Hexer (1964 film).

The Hexer
Theatrical release poster
PolishWiedźmin
Directed byMarek Brodzki
Screenplay byMichał Szczerbic
Based onThe Witcher
by Andrzej Sapkowski
Produced byPaweł Poppe
Lew Rywin
StarringMichał Żebrowski
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Maciej Kozłowski
CinematographyBogdan Stachurski
Edited byWanda Zeman
Music byGrzegorz Ciechowski
Production
company
Heritage Films
Distributed byVision Film Distribution
Release date
  • 9 November 2001 (2001-11-09)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Budgetzł 18,820,000
(USD$4.6 million[1])

The Hexer[a] or The Witcher[b] (Polish: Wiedźmin) is a 2001 Polish fantasy film directed by Marek Brodzki and written by Michał Szczerbic. It stars Michał Żebrowski as Geralt of Rivia. The story is based on the books and stories of The Witcher written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.

The 13-episode television series came out the following year. The film has been described as essentially the then-unreleased television series condensed into a two-hour film, and received very poor reviews from both fans and critics.[2][3] The film was the first attempt to adapt The Witcher universe to cinema.[2]

  1. ^ "Wiedźmin" (in Polish). 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b Copeland, Wesley (4 September 2018). "There Was a Witcher Movie and Series in 2001". IGN. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "The Witcher: The Road from Rivia to Hollywood". Culture.pl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.


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