On the Banks of the Niemen (1987)

Name: On the Banks of the Niemen
Director: Zbigniew Kuźmiński
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987-01-04
Duration: 174 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Iwona Katarzyna Pawlak, Adam Marjański, Marta Lipińska, Janusz Zakrzeński, Bożena Rogalska

January 4, 19872h 54mPL

5.3

13 votes

Drama

Overview

Adaptation of novel by Eliza Orzeszkowa. The film is set in 1886 in Lithuania, is spins around a conflict between Bohatyrowicz family and aristocrat family in Korczyn. Against the background of the social and family disputes was shown topic of love between Justyna Orzelska, niece of Benedykt Korczyński, and Jan Bohatyrowicz. Will their love be strong enough to break the mental barrier that separates the world of Bohatyrowicz from the world of Korczyński?

Director

Zbigniew Kuźmiński

Writers

Kazimierz Radowicz, Eliza Orzeszkowa