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
Bożena Dykiel
as Kasia
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
as Ghost
Marek Walczewski
as Host
Henryk Borowski
as Old Man
Marek Perepeczko
as Jasiek
Izabela Olszewska
as Hostess
Mieczysław Stoor
as Wojtek
Janusz Bukowski
as Kasper
Leszek Piskorz
as Staszek
Maja Komorowska
as Rachela
Kazimierz Opaliński
as Father
Barbara Wrzesińska
as Maryna
Hanna Skarżanka
as Klimina
Ewa Ziętek
as Bride
Wojciech Pszoniak
as Journalist / Stanczyk
Mieczysław Voit
as Jew
Franciszek Pieczka
as Czepiec
Czesław Wołłejko
as Hetman
Wirgiliusz Gryń
as Szela
Emilia Krakowska
as Marysia
Mieczysław Czechowicz
as Priest
Małgorzata Lorentowicz
as Mrs. Councillor
Czesław Niemen
as Chochoł (voice)
Artur Młodnicki
as Wernyhora
Daniel Olbrychski
as Bridegroom
Andrzej Łapicki
as Poet
Wiktor Grotowicz
as Apparition (uncredited)
Andrzej Szczepkowski
as Nose
Gabriela Kownacka
as Zosia
Crew
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography
Witold Holtz
Assistant Director
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Stanisław Radwan
Original Music Composer
Andrzej Kijowski
Screenplay
Andrzej Kotkowski
First Assistant Director
Halina Ber
Makeup Artist
Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Costume Design
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Manager
Tadeusz Drewno
Assistant Production Manager
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Slawomir Idziak
Camera Operator
Jan Mogilnicki
Camera Operator
Czesław Niemen
Original Music Composer