The Wedding
Wesele
Release: 1973-01-09
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 7.3
Drama
Fantasy
History
Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.
Production Countries
Poland
Production Companies
Zespół Filmowy "X"
Cast
Henryk Borowski
as Old Man
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
as Ghost
Izabela Olszewska
as Hostess
Emilia Krakowska
as Marysia
Marek Perepeczko
as Jasiek
Wojciech Pszoniak
as Journalist / Stanczyk
Barbara Wrzesińska
as Maryna
Hanna Skarżanka
as Klimina
Bożena Dykiel
as Kasia
Ewa Ziętek
as Bride
Mieczysław Stoor
as Wojtek
Andrzej Szczepkowski
as Nose
Maja Komorowska
as Rachela
Czesław Niemen
as Chochoł (voice)
Wiktor Grotowicz
as Apparition (uncredited)
Daniel Olbrychski
as Bridegroom
Kazimierz Opaliński
as Father
Leszek Piskorz
as Staszek
Czesław Wołłejko
as Hetman
Małgorzata Lorentowicz
as Mrs. Councillor
Wirgiliusz Gryń
as Szela
Janusz Bukowski
as Kasper
Mieczysław Czechowicz
as Priest
Mieczysław Voit
as Jew
Artur Młodnicki
as Wernyhora
Andrzej Łapicki
as Poet
Gabriela Kownacka
as Zosia
Franciszek Pieczka
as Czepiec
Marek Walczewski
as Host
Crew
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography
Andrzej Kotkowski
First Assistant Director
Witold Holtz
Assistant Director
Andrzej Kijowski
Screenplay
Jan Mogilnicki
Camera Operator
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Costume Design
Stanisław Radwan
Original Music Composer
Slawomir Idziak
Camera Operator
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Manager
Tadeusz Drewno
Assistant Production Manager
Czesław Niemen
Original Music Composer
Halina Ber
Makeup Artist