Seton
An alchemist, Sendivius, comes to court, and transmutes base metal into gold.
Dostojnik na dworze czeskim
Told in flashback as Mieszko lies feverish in his bed just before the Battle of Cedynia, Gniazdo recounts how the revered leader extended Poland's borders, formed an alliance with Emperor Otto I, and ultimately strengthened his country's autonomy by achieving victory during that crucial battle in the year 972.
Generał austriacki
Inquisition Officer
Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a story of their own to tell.
coroner
Polish communist imprisoned in thirties suspects his friend to be a traitor. Then the war begins.
Division Prosecutor
Set at the end of the war. A hot-headed colonel tries to force his men on to heroics although the war is almost over. A war-weary lieutenant tries to muffle his efforts but he keeps on with his men and is killed fighting in the front lines, all his men decide to get his body.
'Thunder'
Poland in 1946. A gang of 'Thunder' is committing violent robberies and murders and terrorizes the population of a large territory, consistently moving away from retribution. Captain Morava gets to knoa that 'Thunder' has a well-informed informant between his pursuers. The captain comes up with a cunning plan.
Krosno
1944. Communist militiaman take a post in a little town in the east of Poland. He has to stand against his own men that are not happy with new authorities.
Ksiądz
ナチ支配下のポーランド。石炭を盗むのが生業の若者が、仲間を独軍の機銃掃射で失い、自分も傷ついたところを工員の青年に助けられる。彼を通じて抵抗運動の女性闘士を知った若者は彼女に恋するが、やがて彼女にも悲劇が訪れる……。脇役で出演もしているポランスキーをして“この作品でポーランド映画のすべてが始まった”と言わしめた、ワイダの長編処女作。後に「地下水道」「灰とダイヤモンド」と続く“抵抗三部作”の最初の作品。まだ演出には生硬な所があるが、感情を一気に衝撃的なラストまで高めていく剛腕は彼ならではのものだ。
Zenon
In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing, to rehabilitate themselves, but remain under the influence of their profiteer-boss.
