When the Sun Was God – An Ancient Tale

Stara baśń. Kiedy slońce było Bogiem, 2003, 107 min.

When the Sun Was God - An Ancient Tale (2003)

Production

Director Jerzy Hoffman
Screenplay Jerzy Hoffman, Jozef Hen Based On The Novel by Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski
Cinematography Pawel Lebiszew, Jerzy Goscik
Music Krzesimir Debski
Art Director Andrzej Halinski
Producer Jerzy Michaluk, Jerzy Hoffman
Cast
Piastun Daniel Olbrychski
Ziemek Michal Zebrowski
Popiel Bohdan Stupka
Ksiezna Malgorzata Foremniak
Dziwa Miriana Aleksandrowna
Wizun Jerzy Trela
Jarucha Ewa Wisniewska
Story

When the Sun Was Gad – An Ancient Tale (Stara basn. Kiedy slonce bylo Bogiem) based on Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski‘s novel, directed by Jerzy Hoffman, is a film about crime and punishment, love and jealousy, life and customs of old Slavs and the beginnings of the Polish statehood. The story takes place in the 9th century, a century before Poland’s baptism.