The Peasants

In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.

Drama

Władysław Hańcza

(Maciej Boryna)

Emilia Krakowska

(Jagna)

Krystyna Królówna

(Hanka Borynowa)

Ignacy Gogolewski

(Antek Boryna)

Bronisław Pawlik

(Michał)

Jadwiga Chojnacka

(Dominikowa)

August Kowalczyk

(Piotr)

Franciszek Pieczka

(Priest)

Magdalena Wołłejko

(Józka Borynianka)

Tadeusz Janczar

(Mateusz)

Barbara Ludwiżanka

(Jagustynka)

Zofia Merle

(Magda Kozłowa)

Lech Ordon

(Organist)

Bolesław Płotnicki

(Jambroży)

Kazimierz Wichniarz

(Miller)

Janusz Paluszkiewicz

(Kłąb)

Stanisław Niwiński

(Pietrek)

Tadeusz Fijewski

(Kuba Socha)

Aleksander Fogiel

(Balcerek)

Wiktor Sadecki

(Jankiel)

Tadeusz Bartosiewicz

(Witek)

Maciej Damięcki

(Caroler)

Stanisław Milski

(Bylica)

Bogusław Sochnacki

(Borowy)

Jerzy Święch

(Jaś)

Halina Kossobudzka

(Organist)

Wanda Łuczycka

(Kłębowa)

Igor Śmiałowski

(Heir)

Barbara Burska

(Nastka Gołębianka (uncredited))

Witold Dederko

((uncredited))

Kazimierz Dębicki

(Best Man at a Wedding (uncredited))

Wirgiliusz Gryń

(Village Man (uncredited))

Irena Karel

(Teresa (uncredited))

Jerzy Kozłowski

((uncredited))

Jan Paweł Kruk

(Village Man (uncredited))

Irena Malkiewicz

((uncredited))

Józef Nowak

(Roch (uncredited))

Jerzy Rogalski

(Jagna's Brother (uncredited))

Stefan Szmidt

(Jacek (uncredited))

Kazimierz Talarczyk

(Village Man (uncredited))

Barbara Wałkówna

(Magda (uncredited))

Marian Wojtczak

((uncredited))

Mieczysław Bram

(Grain Seller (uncredited))

Mieczysław Czechowicz

(Szymek (uncredited))

Seweryn Dalecki

(Grain Seller (uncredited))

Andrzej Krasicki

(Man fighting with the Peasants (uncredited))

Michał Szwejlich

(Grain Seller (uncredited))

Natalia Szymańska

(Agata (uncredited))

Leonard Andrzejewski

(Prison Guard (uncredited))

Halina Buyno-Loza

(Village Woman (uncredited))

Krystyna Kołodziejczyk

(Piotr's wife (uncredited))

Barbara Rachwalska

(Płoszkowa (uncredited))