A Polish silent film from 1922, it was the first adaptation of Stefan Żeromski's 1912 novel "The Faithful River." The film's central theme is the love story of Prince Odrowąż, a wounded insurgent, and Salomea, and the fateful intervention of the prince's mother. The plot is complemented by allegorical tableaux vivants by Artur Grottger from the "Polonia" and "Lithuania" series. The final scene depicts a group of veterans of the January Uprising in independent Poland.
Ryszard Sobiszewski
Prince Odrowaz
Stanislawa Chrzanowska
Princess Odrowazyna
Maria Hryniewicz
Salomea
Helena Marcello-Palińska
Rudecka
Antoni Bednarczyk
Rudecki
Henryk Rydzewski
Officer
Aleksander Zelwerowicz
Alekander Wielopolski
Kazimierz Lasocki
Stanislaw Hryniewicz
A Polish silent film from 1922, it was the first adaptation of Stefan Żeromski's 1912 novel "The Faithful River." The film's central theme is the love story of Prince Odrowąż, a wounded insurgent, and Salomea, and the fateful intervention of the prince's mother. The plot is complemented by allegorical tableaux vivants by Artur Grottger from the "Polonia" and "Lithuania" series. The final scene depicts a group of veterans of the January Uprising in independent Poland.
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