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The Warsaw Debut
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The Warsaw Debut

1951-03-04 · 101 min · ★ 7.0

History · Music

Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".

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Directors
Jan Rybkowski
Production companies
Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Film Polski, Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi
Countries
Poland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jan KoecherJan KoecherStanisław Moniuszko
Jerzy DuszyńskiJerzy DuszyńskiWłodzimierz Wolski
Barbara KostrzewskaBarbara KostrzewskaPaulina Rivoli
Nina AndryczNina AndryczMaria Kalergis
Danuta SzaflarskaDanuta SzaflarskaCountess Krystyna
Janusz WarneckiJanusz WarneckiProfessor
Jan KurnakowiczJan KurnakowiczProf. Jan Quatrini
Stanisław ŻeleńskiStanisław ŻeleńskiJózef Sikorski, music critic
Gustaw BuszyńskiGustaw BuszyńskiTheater Director Ignacy Abramowicz
Zdzisław MrożewskiZdzisław MrożewskiCount Alfred (as Z. Morzewski)
Tadeusz CyglerTadeusz CyglerJulian Dobrski
Wacław DomienieckiItalian Tenor
Józef KarbowskiSecretary
Jan CiecierskiJan CiecierskiBishop
Kazimierz OpalińskiKazimierz OpalińskiTheater Records-keeper
Ludwik SempolińskiLudwik SempolińskiKlimowicz
Krystyna KarkowskaKrystyna KarkowskaMagdalenka
Halina Billing-WohlHalina Billing-WohlMoniuszka (wife)
Wacław Ścibor-RylskiWacław Ścibor-RylskiSacchetti
Aleksander GąssowskiAleksander GąssowskiJefimow

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