An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God
| An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jerzy Hoffman |
| Produced by | Jerzy R. Michaluk, Jerzy Hoffman |
| Written by | Józef Hen, Jerzy Hoffman |
| Starring | Bohdan Stupka, Michał Żebrowski, Daniel Olbrychski |
| Music by | Krzesimir Debski |
| Cinematography | Pawel Lebieszew, Jerzy Gościk |
| Edited by | Cezary Grzesiuk |
Release dates | 2003 |
Running time | 135 minutes |
| Language | Polish |
An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God (Polish: Stara baśń: Kiedy słońce było bogiem) is a 2003 Polish film, directed by Jerzy Hoffman. The film is based on an 1876 novel, Stara baśń, by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. It is also known as The Old Fairy Tale: When The Sun Was God.
The film was released in the UK on July 18, 2011 under the title Army of Valhalla.
Cast
- Bohdan Stupka as Popiel
- Ryszard Filipski as Wisz
- Jerzy Trela as Wizun
- Ewa Wiśniewska as Jarucha
- Anna Dymna as Jaga
- Małgorzata Foremniak as Księżna
- Maciej Kozłowski as Smerda
- Michał Żebrowski as Ziemek
- Katarzyna Bujakiewicz as Mila
- Daniel Olbrychski as Piastun
- Maria Niklińska as Żywia
- Andrzej Pieczyński as Znosek
- Marina Aleksandrova as Dziwa
- Mariusz Drężek as Bratanek
- Marcin Mroczek as Leszek
- Andrzej Krukowski as Ludek
- Maciej Zakościelny as Wramot
- Rafał Mroczek as Zdobek
- Dariusz Juzyszyn as Jarl Sigvald
- Wiktor Zborowski as Viking-Translator
- Ryszard Ronczewski as Miłosz
- Jan Prochyra as Mirsz
- Adam Graczyk as Sambor
- Krystyna Feldman as wróżka
- Michał Chorosiński as Bratanek
- Jerzy Braszka as Pachołek Ziemka
See also
- List of Polish films
- List of historical drama films