Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this epic family drama based on Maria Dabrowska's novel Noce i Dnie was described as "Poland's Gone With the Wind" (The Washington Post). Set in the second half of the 19th century after the failure of the January Uprising in 1864, the film presents a unique portrait of an oppressed society, life in exile, and the confiscation of private property as told through the loves and struggles of the Niechcic family. With Jadwiga Baranska and Jerzy Binczycki.

Film nominowany do Oscara. Filmowa adaptacja glosnej powiesci Marii Dabrowskiej. Barwny obraz spoleczenstwa skazanego na niewole, zsylki, konfiskate majatkow. Dzieje spoleczenstwa polskiego drugiej polowy XIX wieku w oparciu o losy malzenstwa Niechcicow - Barbary i Bogumila - ich dzieci, krewnych i znajomych. Fresk spoleczno- obyczajowy, przynoszacy obraz przemian dokonujacych sie na ziemiach po upadku Powstania Styczniowego. Wersja panoramiczna z czarnymi pasami u gory i dolu ekranu.

Cast: Jadwiga Baranska, Jerzy Binczycki.
Director: Jerzy Antczak
1976, Color, 255 mins.
NTSC format - ready to use in the USA and Canada - no need for multisystem equipment.
In Polish with optional English Subtitles
Genre: Drama