The Faithful River

(1987)

★ 6.1 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Romance, Drama, History

Year: 1987

Runtime: 137 мин

Country: Poland

Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski

Cast: Małgorzata Pieczyńska, Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Францишек Печка, Maria Homerska, Хенрик Биста, Henryk Machalica, Jerzy Turek, Войцех Высоцкий, Tomasz Zaliwski, Artur Barciś

Plot

Set during the insurgency of 1863, the story focuses on a tragic romance between a poor gentlewoman and a rebel noble. After a bloody battle a unit of insurgents have been wiped out and only one survived, but badly wounded. He eventually finds shelter and care from a landsteward's daughter, hiding in a burned-out manor with an old servant.