The Deluge: Postscriptum
Despite the anti-Semitic campaign unleashed by the Polish People’s Republic authorities in the late 1960s, director Jerzy Hoffman completed the film Colonel Wolodyjowski. It became a gateway to The Deluge, the most expensive film in the history of Polish cinema. At work, Hoffman not only has to deal with mounting production problems and the Communist government’s distrust but also with the expectations of millions of Poles. The Deluge: Postscriptum takes a look behind the scenes of the creation of this iconic Polish historical film nominated for an Oscar in 1974 and the colourful life of its creator.
written by: Łukasz Czajka
directors of photography: Kacper Czubak, Filip Cichocki
sound: Paweł Uszyński, Jacek Gruszka, Anna Rok, Irena Jakuszewska, Piotr Pastuszak
edited by: Urszula Klimek-Piątek
cast: Jerzy Hoffman, Daniel Olbrychski, Andrzej Haliński, Jerzy Fedorowicz, Anna Bohdziewicz, Piotr Zwierzchowski, Iwona Kurz, Andrzej Kowalczyk, Jacek Szczerba, Piotr Kurpiewski
production: Silver Frame
producers: Stanisław Zaborowski, Daria Maślona
co-produced by: Telewizja Polska, Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny
prodiction managers: Stanisław Zaborowski, Dominika Ługowska
distributed by: Telewizja Polska, Silver Frame
