Exile to Siberia (Polish: Na Sybir) is a Polish historical film directed by Henryk Szaro and starring Adam Brodzisz, Jadwiga Smosarska and Mieczysław Frenkiel. It was released in 1930.[1] The film's art direction was by Józef Galewski and Jacek Rotmil. The film was originally silent, but a soundtrack was added in a Berlin studio.[2]
Synopsis
During the Revolution of 1905, a young Polish revolutionary is arrested in Warsaw and sent to Siberia by the Russian authorities. His girlfriend travels out and helps him escape.
Main cast
- Adam Brodzisz as Ryszard Prawdzic aka Sęp ('Vulture')
- Jadwiga Smosarska as Rena Czarska
- Mieczysław Frenkiel as Józef Czarski, Rena's father
- Bogusław Samborski as Police Col. Sierow
- Mira Zimińska as Janka Mirska
- Maria Chaveau as Charwoman
- Eugeniusz Bodo as Worker
- Kazimierz Justian as Spy
- Jan Belina
Bibliography
- Skaff, Sheila. The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939. Ohio University Press, 2008.
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