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Film / 1983
An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
Directed by
Janusz Majewski
A historical drama about Barbara Radziwiłł, whose controversial love affair and marriage with King Sigismund II Augustus defied political opposition in 16th-century Poland. The film follows their romance, Barbara’s untimely death, and her posthumous return to Vilnius, framed through the king’s memories of his beloved queen.
The story
A historical drama about Barbara Radziwiłł, whose controversial love affair and marriage with King Sigismund II Augustus defied political opposition in 16th-century Poland. The film follows their romance, Barbara’s untimely death, and her posthumous return to Vilnius, framed through the king’s memories of his beloved queen.
Cast
Krzysztof KolbergerAnonimus
Jan MachulskiOchmistrz Wolski
Jerzy TrelaMikołaj "Czarny" Radziwiłł, brat Barbary
Jerzy ZelnikZygmunt II August
Bożena AdamekElżbieta Habsburżanka
Marek KondratAndrzej Frycz-Modrzewski
Aleksandra ŚląskaQueen Mother Bona Sforza d'Aragon
Anna DymnaBarbara Radziwillówna
Hanna StankównaKatrina
Zdzisław KozieńZygmunt I Stary
Leonard PietraszakPiotr Kmita
Franciszek PieczkaPiotr Boratynski
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