Ogniem i mieczem (1999)
Release Year: 1999
Nation: Poland
Alternative Title: Die Kreuzritter 5 - Mit Feuer und Schwert, With Fire and Sword, Par le fer et par le feu, S ogun i mech, С огън и меч, Ohněm a mečem, Med ild og sværd, Con sangre y fuego, Tulella ja miekalla, By Fire and Sword, Par le fer et par le feu, Diá Pyrós kai Sidírou, Ognjem i mačem, Tűzzel-vassal, Ognem i mechom, Огнем и мечом, Med eld och svärd, Ohňom a mečom, Ateş ve Kiliç, Vohnem i mechem, Вогнем i мечем
Director: Jerzy Hoffman
Writer: Andrzej Krakowski, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Jerzy Hoffman
Production & Genre
Producer: N/A
Companies: Okocimskie Zakłady Piwowarskie, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, Zodiak Jerzy Hoffman Film Production, Telewizja Polska
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Film Based On A Novel, History
Budget: N/A
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Story
In 17th century Ukraine, a Cossack rebellion threatens the sovereignty of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Colonel Michal Wolodyjowski leads a squadron of Polish cavalry against the rebels and their Crimean Tatar allies. Amidst this conflict, a Polish knight, Skrzetuski, and a Cossack leader, Bohun, both fall in love with Helena, a young beautiful woman. Their rivalry over her becomes symbolic of the Polish-Ukrainian struggle.
Summary
Ogniem i mieczem (1999) is a historical drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman, based on Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel of the same name. Set during the Khmelnytsky Uprising in the mid-17th century, it explores the complex political and cultural landscape of Eastern Europe through the lens of a love triangle between Skrzetuski, Bohun, and Helena. The film is notable for its exploration of historical tensions between Poles and Ukrainians, portrayed against a backdrop of betrayal, assassination, and rebellion.
