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Dark River

Dark River

Dark River

1974•1h 38m•

★6.0(2 ratings)

DramaWar

Overview

Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs.

Director

Sylwester Szyszko

Writers

Sylwester Szyszko

Watchlist

Main Cast

Maciej Góraj

Maciej Góraj

Zenek Stankiewicz

Alicja Jachiewicz

Alicja Jachiewicz

Hela

Wanda Neumann

Wanda Neumann

Władka Stankiewicz-Zurych

Ryszarda Hanin

Ryszarda Hanin

Stankiewiczowa

Zygmunt Malanowicz

Zygmunt Malanowicz

Janek Zurych

Bolesław Płotnicki

Bolesław Płotnicki

Ludwik Stankiewicz

Franciszek Pieczka

Franciszek Pieczka

Mateusz

Ryszard Pietruski

Ryszard Pietruski

Aleksander

Andrzej Jurczak

Andrzej Jurczak

Benek

Franciszek Trzeciak

Franciszek Trzeciak

Roman Stankiewicz

Irena Orska

Irena Orska

Pawlakowa

Jerzy Kamas

Jerzy Kamas

Prosecutor

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Sylwester Szyszko
Assistant Director: Henryk Depczyk
Assistant Director: Wera Karmowska
Assistant Director: Mieczysław Popławski
First Assistant Director: Jerzy Karwowski

Writing

Novel: Jerzy Grzymkowski
Dialogue: Janusz Krasiński
Screenplay: Sylwester Szyszko

Production

Production Manager: Wiesław Grzelczak
Assistant Production Manager: Czesław Jacenko
Assistant Production Manager: Euzebia Rubaszewska
Assistant Production Manager: Arkadiusz Orłowski
Assistant Production Manager: Jerzy Pietrzyk
Production Consultant: Janusz Kuźmicz

Music & Sound

Sound: Mikołaj Kompan-Altman
Music: Jerzy Maksymiuk
Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk
Music Consultant: Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz
Sound Assistant: Jerzy Szczecinski
Sound Assistant: Józef Tomporek

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Maciej Kijowski
Assistant Camera: Jan Górski
Assistant Camera: Kazimierz Pawlak
Camera Operator: Wacław Dybowski

Editing

Editor: Kazimierz Libin
Assistant Editor: Elżbieta Dzięcioł

Art Direction

Production Design: Andrzej Borecki
Assistant Production Design: Janusz Sosnowski
Assistant Production Design: Jerzy Zieliński
Assistant Production Design: Danuta Polis

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Teodor Grymaszewski
Assistant Makeup Artist: Anna Grabowska

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "Ciemna rzeka" (PL).

#2

The runtime is 98 minutes (1h 38m).

#3

The film was directed by Sylwester Szyszko.

#4

The screenplay was written by Sylwester Szyszko.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Maciej Kijowski.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0071327.

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Rating

6.0/10

Average

2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Ciemna rzeka

Status:

Released

Language:

Polski

Country of Origin:

Poland

Production Companies:

Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon"