The Crowned-Eagle Ring 1992
Synopsis
October 1944, the last days of the Warsaw Uprising. Marcin, the 20-year-old cadet, with the handful of survivors of his platoon withdraws from the ruins of the house they defended. He gets wounded. Marcin\'s girlfriend, Wiśka, lands up in one of the temporary camps for civilians. This course of events separates them. After recovery, Marcin manages to find other soldiers from the insurgent platoon healing their wounds in hospitals. He feels responsible for them. At the same time, he wants to find out the goals and intentions of the new government. As Marcin believes, a compromise and reaching an agreement with the new regime are possible. Therefore, he resolves to cooperate with the communists.
About
Year of production:
1992
Genre:
war drama
Premiere:
15-02-1993
Technical specs:
Color, 104 min
Production:
Perspektywa Film Studio, Heritage Films, Cine Electra, Erato Films, Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion
Co-financing:
Cinematography Fund, Ministry of Culture of France, Film Production Agency
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Andrzej Wajda
Written by:
Andrzej Wajda, Maciej Karpiński, Andrzej Kotkowski
Cinematography by:
Dariusz Kuc
Edited by:
Ewa Smal
Music by:
Zbigniew Górny
Sound by:
Małgorzata Lewandowska, Andrzej Bohdanowicz
Set Decoration by:
Allan Starski
Costume Designer:
Wiesława Starska, Małgorzata Stefaniak
Production Manager:
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Cast
Rafał Królikowski (two roles: Marcin, Andrzej (in the quote scene from "Ashes and Diamonds" voice of Adam Pawlikowski was used)),
Cezary Pazura (Kosior, UB lieutenant),
Piotr Bajor (major Steinert),
Mirosław Baka (Tadeusz Śliwa "Tatar", county secretary of the Polish Workers\' Party),
Adrianna Biedrzyńska (Janina),
Jerzy Kamas (colonel "Prawdzic", the AK chief of staff),
Agnieszka Wagner (Wiśka),
Maria Chwalibóg (Steinert\'s liaison officer),
Wojciech Klata ("Łabęda", member of Marcin\'s unit),
Tomasz Rojek ("Kastet", member of Marcin\'s unit)),
Wojciech Lasota (Funk, member of Marcin\'s unit)),
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak (Choińska, landlady letting the room to Marcin and Janina),
Tomasz Konieczny (Maciek Chełmicki; with the voice of Zbigniew Cybulski),
Stanisław Bieliński (railwayman),
Witold Bieliński,
Andrzej Blumenfeld (guard in the district committee of the Polish Workers\' Party),
Piotr Gąsowski (doctor),
A Goluk,
Jarosław Gruda (guard in the district committee of the Polish Workers\' Party),
Andrzej Grzybowski,
Sławomir Holland (Soviet guard on the sidetrack),
A. Jarosz,
Marek Kępiński (railwayman),
Katarzyna Kwiatkowska (nurse),
Mariusz Leszczyński,
H Ładoń,
Katarzyna Łaniewska-Błaszczak,
Dominik Łoś (insurgent run over by a tank),
Mieczysław Mazur,
Stanisław Melski,
Stanisław Michalski (railwayman),
Czesław Mroczek (railwayman),
Włodzimierz Musiał (WiN leadership member),
Bogusław Parchimowicz,
Piotr Rzymyszkiewicz (lieutenant "Kmicic"),
Michał Staszczak (soldier in the district committee of the Polish Workers\' Party),
Paweł Szczesny,
Andrzej Szenajch (Soviet guard on the sidetrack),
Jerzy Trela (Red Army officer entering Warsaw),
Aleksander Wysocki,
Mirosław Zbrojewicz (Ukrainian raping Wiśka),
Ilja Zmiejew (Soviet guard on the sidetrack),
Bartosz Żukowski (Kosior\'s subordinate)