Knights of the Black Cross
Krzyźacy, feature film, 1960
DIRECTED BY: Aleksander Ford
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