Polonia Restituta
Seen it?1981 | 220 min | Drama, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Paths of Glory or Lawrence of Arabia, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 40 min.
- It's in Polish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1919 - until the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles near Paris. An attempt to show the great and complicated process of regaining an independent existence by a nation within its own state. The screen shows characters from history textbooks: Józef Piłsudski, Ignacy Paderewski, Roman Dmowski, Wojciech Korfanty as well as representatives of the world political scene, incl. David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vladimir Lenin and others.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 464 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bohdan Poręba
- Janusz Zakrzeńskimarszałek Józef Piłsudski
- Krzysztof ChamiecIgnacy Jan Paderewski
- Józef FryźlewiczRoman Dmowski
- Jerzy KaliszewskiThomas Woodrow Wilson, prezydent USA
- Emil Karewiczpłk Edward House, współpracownik prezydenta Wilsona
- Kirił ŁawrowWłodzimierz Lenin
- Edmund FettingDawid Lloyd George, premier Wielkiej Brytanii
- Zdzisław MrożewskiArthur James Balfour, minister spraw zagranicznych UK
- Ignacy GogolewskiStefan Żeromski
- Zygmunt MalanowiczFranek Pawlak