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The Issa Valley
The Issa Valley
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The Issa Valley

Original Title: Dolina Issy

1982
1h 50m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1982

Runtime

1h 50m

Storyline

The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Sep 20, 1982
Languages
Polish
Director
Tadeusz Konwicki
Tadeusz Konwicki
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Perspektywa"
Zespół Filmowy "Perspektywa"
Production Countries
Poland

Top Cast

30 Cast Members

Anna Dymna

Anna Dymna

Magdalena, gospodyni księdza Peikswy

Maria Pakulnis

Maria Pakulnis

Barbarka, służąca Romualda

Danuta Szaflarska

Danuta Szaflarska

Michalina Surkontowa, babcia Tomaszka

Ewa Wiśniewska

Ewa Wiśniewska

Helena Juchniewicz, ciotka Tomaszka

Edward Dziewoński

Edward Dziewoński

Kazimierz Surkont, dziadek Tomaszka

Krzysztof Gosztyła

Krzysztof Gosztyła

leśnik Baltazar

Jerzy Kamas

Jerzy Kamas

Romuald Bukowski, sąsiad Surkontów

Jerzy Kryszak

Jerzy Kryszak

diabeł Niemczyk

Maciej Mazurkiewicz

Tomaszek

Ewa Florczak

Ewa Florczak

Antonina, służąca Surkontów

Marta Lipińska

Marta Lipińska

Tekla Dilbinowa z Surkontów, matka Tomaszka

Hanna Skarżanka

Hanna Skarżanka

Bukowska, matka Romualda, Dionizego i Wiktora

Joanna Szczepkowska

Joanna Szczepkowska

rabin

Włodzimierz Boruński

Włodzimierz Boruński

sekretarz rabina

Tadeusz Bradecki

Tadeusz Bradecki

ksiądz Peikswa

Tadeusz Chudecki

Tadeusz Chudecki

Domcio Malinowski

Józef Duriasz

Józef Duriasz

Józef Czarny

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Łuk Juchniewicz, mąż ciotki Heleny

Igor Śmiałowski

Igor Śmiałowski

ksiądz Monkiewicz, następca księdza Peikswy

Marek Walczewski

Marek Walczewski

czarownik Masiulis

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