Szwadron

Szwadron
Directed by	Juliusz Machulski
Written by	Juliusz Machulski
Starring	Aleksander Bednarz
Release date	28 October 1993 (1993-10-28)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

Szwadron is a Polish historical film directed by Juliusz Machulski. It was released in 1993. ^[1] The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. ^{[2] [3]} The film was based on Rembek's short stories. ^[4]

Plot

Period war drama. A highly fictionalised account on the exploits of the Russian Imperial Army Regiment of Dragoons of Novorossia and Don Cossacks during Polish January Uprising in 1863. A young Russian Count Fyodor Yeryiomin joins his regiment as a lieutenant in May 1863. He finds friends, enemies and love ... but, above all, he finds doubts.

Cast

• Aleksander Bednarz as Petersilge
• Grzegorz Damiecki
• Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Franek Bata
• Janusz Gajos as Dobrowolski
• Wojciech Klata as Symcha (as Wojtek Klata)
• Andrzej Konic as General
• Maciej Kozłowski as Kozlow
• Agnieszka Krukówna as Weronka
• Katarzyna Lochowska as Emilia

See also

• List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. Film Polski
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. Frook, John Evan (30 November 1993). "Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries". Variety . Retrieved 25 August 2008.
4. Rembek

External links

• Szwadron at IMDb