History ·Drama · Poland · 1983 · 1h 29m

An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill

Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny

An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill poster
Director
Janusz Majewski
Cast
Krzysztof Kolberger as Anonimus Jan Machulski as Ochmistrz Wolski Jerzy Trela as Mikołaj "Czarny" Radziwiłł, brat Barbary Jerzy Zelnik as Zygmunt II August Bożena Adamek as Elżbieta Habsburżanka Marek Kondrat as Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski
Crew
Zygmunt Samosiuk — Director of Photography Janina Niedźwiecka — Editor Stanisław Kasprzysiak — Writer Janusz Majewski — Writer Halina Auderska — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
biography
Key Collaborators
Janusz Majewski Director Zygmunt Samosiuk Director of Photography Janina Niedźwiecka Editor Stanisław Kasprzysiak Writer Janusz Majewski Writer Halina Auderska Writer
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