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The Mill and the Cross (2011)

Behind every great painting lies an even greater story

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Lech Majewski
Writer : Michael Francis Gibson, Lech Majewski

Synopsis

What would it be like to step inside a great work of art, have it come alive around you, and even observe the artist as he sketches the very reality you are experiencing? From Lech Majewski, one of Poland's most acclaimed filmmakers, The Mill and the Cross is a cinematic re-staging of Pieter Bruegel's masterpiece "Procession to Calvary," presented alongside the story of its creation.

Actors

Rutger Hauer
Rutger Hauer
Peter Bruegel
Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
Mary
Michael York
Michael York
Nicolaes Jonghelinck
Joanna Litwin
Joanna Litwin
Marijken Bruegel
Dorota Lis
Dorota Lis
Saskia Jonghelinck
Bartosz Capowicz
Bartosz Capowicz
Crucified
Mateusz Machnik
Mateusz Machnik
Wheelfied
Marian Makula
Marian Makula
Miller
Sylwia Szczerba
Sylwia Szczerba
Netje
Wojciech Mierkulow
Wojciech Mierkulow
Jan
Ruta Kubas
Ruta Kubas
Esther
Jan Wartak
Jan Wartak
Simon
Sebastian Cichonski
Sebastian Cichonski
Peddler
Lucjan Czerny
Lucjan Czerny
Bram
Aneta Kiszczak
Aneta Kiszczak
Mayken
Urszula Adamczyk
Urszula Adamczyk

Crews

Lech Majewski
Lech Majewski
Director
Michael Francis Gibson
Michael Francis Gibson
Screenplay
Lech Majewski
Lech Majewski
Screenplay
Lech Majewski
Lech Majewski
Producer
Lech Majewski
Lech Majewski
Editor
Lech Majewski
Lech Majewski
Director of Photography
Adam Sikora
Adam Sikora
Director of Photography
Katarzyna Sobańska-Strzałkowska
Katarzyna Sobańska-Strzałkowska
Production Design
Marcel Sławiński
Marcel Sławiński
Production Design
Lech Majewski
Lech Majewski
Original Music Composer
Józef Skrzek
Józef Skrzek
Original Music Composer
Norbert Rudzik
Norbert Rudzik
Editor
Stanislaw Porczyk
Stanislaw Porczyk
Art Direction
Iwona Cieciwa
Iwona Cieciwa
Set Decoration
Izabela Handrysik
Izabela Handrysik
Set Decoration
Pracownia Graffiti
Pracownia Graffiti
Set Decoration
Dorota Roqueplo
Dorota Roqueplo
Costume Design
Hanna Lesna
Hanna Lesna
Makeup Artist
Norbert Rudzik
Norbert Rudzik
Special Effects Coordinator

Trailers and other movies

The Mill & The Cross | trailer SUNDANCE 2011 Rutger Hauer Michael York Charlotte Rampling

Posters and backgrounds

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