An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
14/03/1983
1h 29m



A historical drama about Barbara Radziwiłł, whose controversial love affair and marriage with King Sigismund II Augustus defied political opposition in 16th-century Poland. The film follows their romance, Barbara’s untimely death, and her posthumous return to Vilnius, framed through the king’s memories of his beloved queen.
Cast


Krzysztof Kolberger
Anonimus


Jan Machulski
Ochmistrz Wolski


Jerzy Trela
Mikołaj "Czarny" Radziwiłł, brat Barbary


Jerzy Zelnik
Zygmunt II August


Bożena Adamek
Elżbieta Habsburżanka


Marek Kondrat
Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski


Aleksandra Śląska
Queen Mother Bona Sforza d'Aragon


Anna Dymna
Barbara Radziwillówna


Hanna Stankówna
Katrina


Zdzisław Kozień
Zygmunt I Stary


Leonard Pietraszak
Piotr Kmita


Franciszek Pieczka
Piotr Boratynski
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