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
Director: Jerzy Hoffman
Writer: Andrzej Krakowski, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Jerzy Hoffman
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Jerzy R. Michaluk, Jerzy Hoffman, Jerzy Kajetan Frykowski
Companies: Okocimskie Zakłady Piwowarskie, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, Zodiak Jerzy Hoffman Film Production, Telewizja Polska
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Film Based On A Novel, History
Budget: PLN 24,000,000 (estimated).
Awards & Similar
Awards:
Similar: N/A
Keywords
Keywords: 1640s, 17th century, cossack, cossack hetmanate, cossack polish war, cossack rebellion, early modern period, europe, female full frontal nudity, female nudity, female rear nudity, hairy chested man, impalement, insurrection, khmelnytsky insurrection, khmelnytsky uprising, polish lithuanian commonwealth, rear nudity, rebellion, skinny dipping
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.
