Directed by:
Kazimierz KutzScreenplay:
Kazimierz KutzCinematography:
Wiesław ZdortComposer:
Wojciech KilarCast:
Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Jan Englert, Jerzy Bińczycki, Wiesław Dymny, Jerzy Cnota, Daniel Olbrychski, Jan Bógdoł, Marian Dziedziel, Gustaw Holoubek, Henryk Talar (more)Plots(1)
A ballad-like, lyrical image of Silesia that challenges more stereotypical portrayals. The film is steeped in Silesian folklore and landscape, with expressive portraits of folk heroes. Silesia, 1920. The third Silesian Uprising breaks out. The seven Basista brothers, under the leadership of the eldest, Erwin, set out to fight for the Polish cause in their hometown. The youngest, Gabriel, in a captured German’s uniform, enters the German controlled settlement and falls in love with a beautiful German nurse. During the fighting, Lieutenant Sowiński supports the insurgents. Old Basista is killed during a German attack. Many insurgents are killed and the detachment retreats towards the border. The wounded Gabriel is carried across the border creek by girls. There, the four surviving brothers meet. (3Kino Fest)
(more)Cast
![Olgierd Lukaszewicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/328/328267_272ef4.jpg)
Olgierd Lukaszewicz
Poland
Best movies:
Karol. Człowiek, który został papieżem (2005) (TV movie)
Interrogation (1982)
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
![Jan Englert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/805/158805039_1beb10.jpg)
Jan Englert
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Liberation: Breakthrough (1970)
Canal (1957)
![Jerzy Bińczycki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/322/162322393_fc36d0.jpg)
Jerzy Bińczycki
Poland
Best movies:
Znachor (1981)
Szpital przemienienia (1978)
Family Life (1970)
Wiesław Dymny
Poland
Best movies:
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)
Everything for Sale (1969)
![Jerzy Cnota](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/558/165558621_31be40.png)
Jerzy Cnota
Poland
Best movies:
With Fire and Sword (1999)
Miś (1980)
Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz (1978)
![Daniel Olbrychski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/327/166327587_5b4aa3.png)
Daniel Olbrychski
Poland
Best movies:
Gibel imperii (2005) (series)
The Promised Land (1974)
Potop (1974)
Jan Bógdoł
Poland
Best movies:
Wojaczek (1999)
The Pearl in the Crown (1971)
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)
![Marian Dziedziel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274817_2eecb1.jpg)
Marian Dziedziel
Poland
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Wedding Day (2021)
Rose (2011)
![Gustaw Holoubek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/970/165970935_496c76.png)
Gustaw Holoubek
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
The Noose (1957)
With Fire and Sword (1999)
![Henryk Talar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280746_0bb301.jpg)
Henryk Talar
Poland
Best movies:
Clergy (2018)
Der Aufenthalt (1983)
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)
![Jerzy Trela](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280747_a65497.jpg)
Jerzy Trela
Poland
Best movies:
A Lonely Woman (1981)
Znachor (1981)
Man of Iron (1981)
Czeslaw Piaskowski
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Potop (1974)
Night Train (1959)
Ewa chce spać (1957)
Tadeusz Madeja
Poland
Best movies:
The Pearl in the Crown (1971)
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)
Czesław Magnowski
Best movies:
Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969)
Hubal (1973)
The Pearl in the Crown (1971)
Ryszard Wachowski
Poland
Best movies:
The Illumination (1972)
Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969)
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)
Krystyna Królówna
Poland
Best movies:
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)
The Peasants (1973)
Andrzej Siedlecki
Poland
Best movies:
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)
Personel (1975) (TV movie)
Barbara Nowakowska
Best movies:
The Pearl in the Crown (1971)
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)
Mieczysław Całka
Poland
Best movies:
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)
Jerzy Siwy
Poland
Best movies:
The Pearl in the Crown (1971)
The Salt of the Black Earth (1969)