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A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve'

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Calorie Rating: 181
Released: 1989-11-06
Running Time: 129 Minutes
Studios: Studio Filmowe Perspektywa,

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On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.

Director / Directors

Tadeusz Konwicki

Director

Krystyna Krupska

First Assistant Director

Leszek Tarnowski

First Assistant Director

Dżamila Ankiewicz

Assistant Director

Jacek Górnowicz

Assistant Director

Barbara Dabkiewicz

Script Supervisor

Cast

Gustaw Holoubek

Character: Hermit-Gustaw / Ghost / Gustaw-Konrad / Poet

Jolanta Piętek-Górecka

Character: Maryla / Gustaw's Love / Girl / Virgin / Angel / Woman

Artur Żmijewski

Character: Gustaw-Konrad

Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska

Character: Mrs. Rollison

Maja Komorowska

Character: Sorcerer

Grażyna Szapołowska

Character: Guardian Angel / Archangel

Henryk Bista

Character: Senator

Piotr Fronczewski

Character: Sobolewski

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Character: Priest / Man

Janusz Michałowski

Character: Father Piotr

Jan Nowicki

Character: Ghost / Belzebub

Arūnas Smailys

Character: Adolf

Marzena Manteska

Character: Maid / Angel

Monika Orłoś

Character: Lady

Hanna Polk

Character: Young Lady

Maria Quoos

Character: Girl / 1st Lady / Angel

Grażyna Staniszewska

Character: Kmitowa

Ewa Telega

Character: 2nd Lady

Grażyna Wolszczak

Character: Orderly / Princess

Marek Bargiełowski

Character: Corporal

Juliusz Berger

Character: Chambelain / Man at Court

Bohdan Ejmont

Character: Bajkow

Marek Kondrat

Character: Writer

Edward Linde-Lubaszenko

Character: Pelikan

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Character: Doctor

Ignacy Machowski

Character: General

Jerzy Nowak

Character: Choir Singer

Andrzej Stockinger

Character: Count

Adam Bauman

Character: Adolf

Jacek Bursztynowicz

Character: Priest Lwowicz

Ryszard Barycz

Character: Master of Ceremonies

Andrzej Blumenfeld

Character: Writer

Dariusz Biskupski

Character: Justyn Pol

Maciej Borniński

Character: Choir Singer

Andrzej Ferenc

Character: Żegota

Andrzej Grabarczyk

Character: Zenon Niemojewski

Mieczysław Hryniewicz

Character: Writer

Krzysztof Ibisz

Character: Adam Gurowski

Michał Juszczakiewicz

Character: Adam Suzin

Mieczysław Kalenik

Character: Dancing Man / Mayor

Marek Kępiński

Character: Second Count

Piotr Kozłowski

Character: Tomasz Zan / Choir Member

Marek Nowowiejski

Character: Jan Jankowski

Aleksandr Novikov

Character: Bestużew

Antoni Ostrouch

Character: Butler

Piotr Polk

Character: Ludwik Nabielak

Maciej Robakiewicz

Character: Wysocki

Andrzej Szenajch

Character: Card Player

Wojciech Skibiński

Character: Devil

Piotr Skarga

Character: Cichowski

Karol Stępkowski

Character: Writer

Piotr Szulkin

Character: Devil

Maciej Szary

Character: Antoni Frejend

Krystian Tomczak

Character: Valet

Sergey Zhigunov

Character: Russian Officer

Dorota Dobrowolska

Character: Sowietnikowa

Jacek Domański

Character: Card Player

Małgorzata Drozd

Character: Lady

Dariusz Dobkowski

Character: Butler

Grzegorz Gadziomski

Character: Jakub

Andrzej Grzybowski

Character: Card Player

Grzegorz Gierak

Character: Senior Officer

Michał Giziński

Character: Frenchman

Sławomir Jóźwik

Character: Young Man

Elżbieta Kamińska

Character: Lady

Grzegorz Kucias

Character: Senator's Secretary

J. Kumaniecki

Tadeusz Lempkowski

Character: Soldier

Aleksandra Leszczyńska

Character: Lady

Mariusz Leszczyński

Character: Butler

Czesław Mroczek

Character: Butler

Maria Mamona

Character: Governor's Wife

Włodzimierz Nakwaski

Character: Old Man

Jan Pęczek

Character: Ball Guest

Małgorzata Prażmowska

Character: Lady

Jerzy Próchnicki

Character: Ball Guest

Jarosław Pogorzelski

Character: Jacek's Brother

Piotr Skowroński

Character: Ball Guest

Cezary Świtkowski

Character: Adjutant

Jacek Skiba

Character: Jacek

Elżbieta Skrętowska

Character: Lady

Tadeusz Somogi

Character: Ball Guest

Małgorzata Wachecka

Character: Lady

Justyna Zbiróg

Character: General's Wife

Andrzej Łapicki

Character: Tsar

Marek Frąckowiak

Character: Man (uncredited)

Tadeusz Konwicki

Character: Self (uncredited)

Jerzy Moes

Character: Tsar's Adjutant (uncredited)

Maciej Orłoś

Character: Feliks Kołakowski / Choir Member (uncredited)

Production and Crew

Tadeusz Konwicki

Screenplay

Adam Mickiewicz

Theatre Play

Piotr Sobociński

Director of Photography

Dariusz Panas

Camera Operator

Paweł Edelman

Camera Operator

Henryk Jedynak

Assistant Camera

Piotr Obłoza

Assistant Camera

Roman Kępiński

Lighting Technician

Allan Starski

Production Design

Ewa Skoczkowska

Assistant Production Design

Robert Czesak

Assistant Production Design

Grzegorz Piątkowski

Assistant Production Design

Waldemar Weiss

Assistant Production Design

Ewa Braun

Set Decoration

Maria Osiecka-Kuminek

Set Decoration

Stefan Witkowski

Assistant Set Decoration

Bogdan Piotrowski

Set Decoration

Kazimierz Stys

Set Decoration

Elżbieta Radke

Costume Design

Małgorzata Obłoza

Costume Design

Andrzej Szenajch

Costume Design

Hanna Gołębiowska

Costume Assistant

Anna Kiljańska

Costume Assistant

Agnieszka Grodzka

Costume Assistant

Lidia Podwysocka

Costume Assistant

Andrzej Szenajch

Weapons Master

Zygmunt Konieczny

Music

Zdzisław Szostak

Conductor

Jerzy Szurbak

Conductor

Małgorzata Jaworska

Music Consultant

Michał Targowski

Recording Supervision

Mariusz Kuczynski

Sound

Teodor Ratkowski

Sound Assistant

Joanna Napieralska

Sound Assistant

Kazimierz Kucharski

Sound Technical Supervisor

Jacek Serowiecki

Sound Technical Supervisor

Stanisław Hojden

Foley Artist

Elżbieta Kurkowska

Editor

Jan Grabos

Assistant Editor

Ewa Dziworska

Makeup Artist

Jolanta Jagodzińska

Makeup Artist

Joanna Gutowska

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jolanta Pruszynska

Assistant Makeup Artist

Zuzanna Łapicka

Production Consultant

Krystyna Mazur

Production Consultant

Krzysztof Kotowski

Production Consultant

Adam Warchoł

Production Consultant

Mirosław Mentcel

Title Designer

Henryk Jedynak

Still Photographer

Ryszard Chutkowski

Production Manager

Paweł Mantorski

Production Coordinator

Franciszek Czekierda

Production Coordinator

Włodzimierz Dziatkiewicz

Production Coordinator

Anna Sacharczuk

Assistant Production Manager

Piotr Sadowski

Assistant Production Manager

Jarosław Pogorzelski

Assistant Production Manager

Mariana Baraszkiewicz

Assistant Production Manager

Anna Kowalska

Assistant Production Manager

Małgorzata Dedek

Assistant Production Manager

Bożena Mrówczyńska

Assistant Production Manager

Marek Kraszewski

Unit Manager