The Birch Wood (1970)

ALL 11/10/1970 (pl) Drama 99 Min
  • Release
    11/10/1970
  • Production
    Studio Filmowe Tor, WFDiF, WFF Lodz
  • Rotten tomato
    65%
  • Original title
    Brzezina
  • Original language
    pl
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Takes place in a prewar Poland. A tubercular young man comes to stay with his brother on a farm. He is in love with life and constantly plays 1930's music on a piano. He gets involved with his brother's problems and also becomes the lover of a simpleminded farm girl. The brother's dead wife may have had an affair with the hired man who is to marry the farm girl. His daughter will not confirm his suspicions. But the brother's death leads to his acceptance of the past, forgiving his wife's memory and making up with his little daughter.

  1. Andrzej Wajda

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Producer



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Casts

  1. Daniel Olbrychski

    Bolesław

  2. Olgierd Łukaszewicz

    Stanisław

  3. Emilia Krakowska

    Malina

  4. Danuta Wodyńska

    Katarzyna

  5. Elżbieta Żołek

    Ola

  6. Marek Perepeczko

    MIchał

  7. Mieczysław Stoor

    Piano Owner's Brother

  8. Alina Szpak

    Piano Owner

  9. Jan Domański

    Janek

  10. Andrzej Kotkowski

    Man with the Piano Owner's Brother

  11. Jerzy Obłamski

    Jew

  12. Jerzy Próchnicki

    Jew

  13. Irena Skwierczyńska

    Malina's Mother

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 13 , Crews : 32

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The Birch Wood (1970) 99 Min

ALL 11/10/1970 (pl)
Drama
  • Release 11/10/1970
  • Production
    Studio Filmowe Tor, WFDiF, WFF Lodz
  • Original title Brzezina
  • pl
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Takes place in a prewar Poland. A tubercular young man comes to stay with his brother on a farm. He is in love with life and constantly plays 1930's music on a piano. He gets involved with his brother's problems and also becomes the lover of a simpleminded farm girl. The brother's dead wife may have had an affair with the hired man who is to marry the farm girl. His daughter will not confirm his suspicions. But the brother's death leads to his acceptance of the past, forgiving his wife's memory and making up with his little daughter.

  1. Andrzej Wajda

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Halina Prugar-Ketling

    Editor

  4. Producer