

Two Crowns
2017-10-13 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.5
Recreation of facts and stories of both experts and people who met Maximilian Kolbe and were shocked by his words and actions.
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- Directors
- Michał Kondrat
- Production companies
- KONDRAT-MEDIA, Fundacja Filmowa im. św. Maksymiliana Kolbe, Telewizja Polska, Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny
- Countries
- Poland
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 495,555
Top Cast
Adam WoronowiczFather Maksymilian Kolbe
Artur Barciś
Paweł DelągPriest Włodzimierz Jakowski
Arkadiusz JaniczekBrother Stanisław
Ksawery SzlenkierBrother Bruno
Michał ChorosińskiAuschwitz Prisoner
Tadeusz ChudeckiBishop
Dominika FigurskaMarianna Kolbe
Marcin KwaśnyPhysician
Maciej MusiałYoung Franciscan
Sławomir Orzechowski
Antoni PawlickiSS-Man
Mateusz PawłowskiRajmund Kolbe (child)
Cezary PazuraWładysław Zenon ŻebrowskiTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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