Battle of Warsaw 1920 (pol. Bitwa warszawska 1920) is a Polish historical film directed by Jerzy Hoffman depicting the events of the Battle of Warsaw (1920) of the Polish–Soviet War. It was released in September 2011. It was filmed in 3D using the Fusion Camera System and is one of the most expensive movies in the history of cinema in Poland.
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Plot
1920. After regaining independence, Poland is now seeking to stabilize the situation on the border. Marshal Józef Piłsudski (Daniel Olbrychski) wants to create federations of independent states in the east. Polish authorities announce mobilization. Jan Krynicki (Borys Szyc), a young poet with leftist views, returns to the army. On the day of leaving for the war, he marries Ola (Natasza Urbańska), a beautiful actress from the revue theater. Soon Poles manage to conquer Kiev. Shortly thereafter, Jan, stationed in Ukraine, is accused of Bolshevik agitation and sentenced to death. He is unexpectedly saved from shooting by an attack by the Bolsheviks, who take him captive. After conversations with Commissioner Bykowski (Adam Ferency), Jan finally sees the real calculations of the Red Revolution. In Warsaw, meanwhile, Ola is disturbed by Captain Kostrzewa (Jerzy Bończak). She decides to join the army to help defend the capital against the Bolsheviks constantly pushing west.
Cast
Daniel Olbrychski as Józef Piłsudski
Borys Szyc as Jan Krynicki
Natasza Urbańska as Ola Raniewska
Marian Dziędziel as general Tadeusz Rozwadowski
Bogusław Linda as major Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski
Jerzy Bończak as capitan Kostrzewa
Ewa Wiśniewska as Ada
Stanisława Celińska as Zdzisia
Adam Ferency as Bykowski
Olga Kabo as Sofia Nikołajewna
Jacek Poniedziałek as Józef Haller
Łukasz Garlicki as priest Ignacy Skorupka
Wojciech Solarz as Samuel
Piotr Głowacki as Anatol
Andrzej Strzelecki as Wincenty Witos
Wiktor Zborowski as Charles de Gaulle
Wojciech Pszoniak as general Maxime Weygand
Bartosz Opania as colonel Bolesław Jaźwiński
Nikołaj Ortynski as a Bolshevik commander
Aleksandr Domogarov as sotnik Kryshkin
Dariusz Biskupski as Ratajczak
Ewa Wencel as Więcławska
Marek Kossakowski as Jones
Artur Owczarek as American journalist
Dariusz Kordek as Władysław Sikorski
Michał Żebrowski as Władysław Grabski
Aleksandr Khoshabaev as Mikhail Tukhachevsky
Grażyna Szapołowska as Korwin-Piotrowska
Igor Guzun as Joseph Stalin
Wiktor Bałabanow as Vladimir Lenin
Zdzisław Szymborski as announcer
Jarosław Boberek as Paproch
Janusz Sieniawski as Sowa
Krzysztof Dracz as Leon Trotsky
Mateusz Banasiuk as a soldier