The Master and Margarita (1988 TV series)

The Master and Margarita
Created by Maciej Wojtyszko
Starring Anna Dymna
Władysław Kowalski
Gustaw Holoubek
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Janusz Michałowski
Country of origin  Poland
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 4
Production
Running time 4 x 52 minutes
Broadcast
Original airing March 20, 1990

The Master and Margarita (Mistrz i Małgorzata) is a Polish television production of Polish Film Producers Teams (Zespoły Polskich Producentów Filmowych), based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Background

Director and screenwriter of this adaptation is Maciej Wojtyszko.

The story

Three layers

The film is an adaptation of the novel The Master and Margarita written by the Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov. Three storylines are interwoven.

Differences with the novel

This series follows faithfully the storyline of Bulgakov’s original novel, except for the nighttime scenes. While many scenes in Bulgakov’s novel are playing in the dark, it's always daytime in this adaptation. Due to the limited budget, Wojtyszko said he had focused on good acting rather than on special effects.

Episodes

1. The Black Magic Séance
2. The Master
3. Margarita
4. Saying goodbye

Credits

Main cast

Soundtrack

All tracks composed by Zbigniew Karnecki

Other screen adaptations of The Master and Margarita

To be expected

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