Knights of the Black Cross

Krzyźacy, feature film, 1960

DIRECTED BY: Aleksander Ford

Knights of the Black Cross

CAST:
Urszula Modrzynska (Jagienka),
Grazyna Staniszewska (Danusia),

SCRIPT:
Aleksander Ford,
Leon Kruczkowski

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Mieczyslaw Jahoda

Synopsis:
The film Knights of the Black Cross is a historical epic set in fifteenth century Poland. It is a story about the victory of the Lithuanian and Polish armies over Teutonic knights at Grunwald in 1410. Simultaneously, we follow a love story about Danusia, a warrior’s daughter, and a young man named Zbyszko. The film is based on Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel.

color, 166 min