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The Ashes is a polonais film of genre Drama directed by Andrzej Wajda with Daniel Olbrychski
The Ashes (1965)
Popioły
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Add to a movie listThe Ashes (Polish: Popioły) is a 1965 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda, referencing the classic Stefan Żeromski epic novel of Polish Literature of the same name. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.
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Le film se déroule pendant les guerres napoléoniennes.Actors
Daniel Olbrychski
(Rafał Olbromski)
Beata Tyszkiewicz
(Elżbieta Gintułtówna)
Pola Raksa
(Helena de With)
Władysław Hańcza
(Rafał's Father)
Jan Koecher
(General de With)
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