| The Deluge | |
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| Directed by | Jerzy Hoffman |
| Written by | Jerzy Hoffman Adam Kersten Wojciech Zukrowski |
| Starring | Daniel Olbrychski Małgorzata Braunek Tadeusz Łomnicki Krzysztof Kowalewski |
| Music by | Kazimierz Serocki |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Wójcik |
| Editing by | Zenon Piórecki |
| Release date(s) | 1974 |
| Running time | 315 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
The Deluge is the English title of the Polish film Potop, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1974. The film is based on the novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz. It was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1974.
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The film is set in the 17th century during the Swedish invasion of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, known as The Deluge, which was eventually repulsed. However, a quarter of the country's population died through war and plague, and its economy was greatly damaged.[1]
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