The Peasants
In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.
Cast
Igor Śmiałowski
Heir
Barbara Burska
Nastka Gołębianka (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki
Best Man at a Wedding (uncredited)
Jerzy Kozłowski
(uncredited)
Bronisław Pawlik
Michał
Zofia Merle
Magda Kozłowa
Bolesław Płotnicki
Jambroży
Bogusław Sochnacki
Borowy
Stefan Szmidt
Jacek (uncredited)
Barbara Wałkówna
Magda (uncredited)
Michał Szwejlich
Grain Seller (uncredited)
Władysław Hańcza
Maciej Boryna
Jadwiga Chojnacka
Dominikowa
Barbara Ludwiżanka
Jagustynka
Aleksander Fogiel
Balcerek
Halina Kossobudzka
Organist
Witold Dederko
(uncredited)
August Kowalczyk
Piotr
Jerzy Święch
Jaś
Józef Nowak
Roch (uncredited)
Jerzy Rogalski
Jagna's Brother (uncredited)
Tadeusz Janczar
Mateusz
Irena Karel
Teresa (uncredited)
Seweryn Dalecki
Grain Seller (uncredited)
Wanda Łuczycka
Kłębowa
Tadeusz Fijewski
Kuba Socha
Wiktor Sadecki
Jankiel
Maciej Damięcki
Caroler
Stanisław Milski
Bylica
Jan Paweł Kruk
Village Man (uncredited)
Irena Malkiewicz
(uncredited)
Kazimierz Talarczyk
Village Man (uncredited)
Marian Wojtczak
(uncredited)
Mieczysław Czechowicz
Szymek (uncredited)
Natalia Szymańska
Agata (uncredited)
Halina Buyno-Łoza
Village Woman (uncredited)
Barbara Rachwalska
Płoszkowa (uncredited)
Emilia Krakowska
Jagna
Ignacy Gogolewski
Antek Boryna
Lech Ordon
Organist
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Kłąb
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Village Man (uncredited)
Leonard Andrzejewski
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Krystyna Królówna
Hanka Borynowa
Franciszek Pieczka
Priest
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Miller