Jeniec Europy is a Polish historical film based on the novel by Juliusz Dankowski. It was released in 1989.
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The Hostage of Europe | |
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Directed by | Jerzy Kawalerowicz |
Written by | Jerzy Kawalerowicz |
Based on | Jeniec Europy by Juliusz Dankowski |
Produced by | Alain Mayor |
Starring | Roland Blanche Vernon Dobtcheff |
Cinematography | Wieslaw Zdort |
Edited by | Józef Bartczak |
Music by | Maciej Malecki |
Production company | Cine-Allianz |
Distributed by | Cine-Allianz |
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Running time | 124 min |
Countries | Poland France |
Languages | Polish French |
Year 1815. Napoleon I, after the defeat at Waterloo, is exiled to the Isle of St. Helena. He is accompanied by servants and the most faithful friends. They are assigned the Longwood Estate. A new governor, Hudson Lowe, appears on the island with allied representatives: Count Balmain from Russia, Baron von Sturmer from Austria and the Marquis of Montchenu from France. There are skirmishes between the governor and the prisoner.
Films directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz | |
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