The Birch Wood

Synopsis

Takes place in a prewar Poland. A tubercular young man comes to stay with his brother on a farm. He is in love with life and constantly plays 1930's music on a piano. He gets involved with his brother's problems and also becomes the lover of a simpleminded farm girl. The brother's dead wife may have had an affair with the hired man who is to marry the farm girl. His daughter will not confirm his suspicions. But the brother's death leads to his acceptance of the past, forgiving his wife's memory and making up with his little daughter.

Main Cast

Daniel Olbrychski

Bolesław

Age : 79 | Popularity : 9%

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Stanisław

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Emilia Krakowska

Malina

Age : 84 | Popularity : 10%

Marek Perepeczko

MIchał

Age : 63 | Popularity : 3%

Danuta Wodyńska

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mieczysław Stoor

Age : 44 | Popularity : 10%

Andrzej Kotkowski

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alina Szpak

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Andrzej Wajda
Writing	Writer	Andrzej Wajda Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Sound	Original Music Composer	Andrzej Korzyński
Editing	Editor	Halina Prugar-Ketling
Camera	Director of Photography	Zygmunt Samosiuk
Department	Role	Name

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