Came the Uhlans

2006 0h 57m PL

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★5.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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In a post-State gmina Osiek, on August 15th the plaque commemorating the liberation of the town from the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1920 will be unveiled. Vogt wants the event to be festive and to contribute to the promotion a the forgotten gmina. He needs a veteran, but where will he find a veteran of the 1920 war? Marian, a village shopkeeper, promises to “find” a veteran in excha

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Zbigniew Zamachowski
Marian
Kinga Preis
Jadźka, żona Mariana
Krystyna Feldman
Janikowa
Stefan Burczyk
ojciec Jadźki
Paweł Parczewski
Marek, syn Jadźki i Mariana
Andrzej Zaborski
Stacho, wójt Osieka
Joanna Kurowska
pielęgniarka Irena, żona Józka, kochanka Mariana
Włodzimierz Dyła
krawiec Bogdan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sylwester Chęciński
Writers: Grzegorz Stefański
Languages: Polish
Countries: Poland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Święta polskie - Kolekcja" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sylwester Chęciński, shot by Andrzej Ramlau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Witold Chomiński shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Zbigniew Zamachowski and Kinga Preis and Krystyna Feldman carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0926329 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sylwester Chęciński directs. Andrzej Ramlau behind the camera. Witold Chomiński cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Part of the "Święta polskie - Kolekcja" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Sylwester Chęciński, shot by Andrzej Ramlau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Witold Chomiński shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Zbigniew Zamachowski and Kinga Preis and Krystyna Feldman carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0926329 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.