Krzyżacy, 1960, 172 min.
| Director | Aleksander Ford | |
| Screenplay | Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Aleksander Ford (based on the novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz) |
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| Cinematography | Mieczyslaw Jahoda | |
| Music | Kazimierz Serocki |
| Jagienka | Urszula Modrzynska | |
| Danusia | Grażyna Staniszewska | |
| Jurand of Spychów | Andrzej Szalowski | |
| Siegfried von Löwe | Henryk Borowski | |
| Maćko of Bogdaniec | Aleksander Foviel | |
| Zbyszko of Bogdaniec | Mieczyslaw Kalenik | |
| King Władyslaw Jagiełło | Emil Karewicz | |
| Rotiger | Tadeusz Kosudarski |
This is the love story of Zbyszek and Danusia. Her kidnapping forces the young knight Zbyszek, her father Jurand of Spychow and their noble friends to declare a private war against the Order of Teutonic Knights. Simultaneously a personal conflict develops between Jurand and Zygfryd de Löwe, Commander of the Order from Szczytno. The movie depicts the historical background of the hostile Polish-Teutonic relations that culminated in a military confrontation on the battlefield of Grunwald.
The first historical epos and mega production in the Polish cinema, made in celebration of the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.