''The Deluge'' ( pl, Potop) is a 1974 Polish historical drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman, based on the 1886 novel of the same name by

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish writer, novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is best remembered for his historical novels, espe ...

. It was nominated for the

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at the

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, but lost to ''

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''. It is the third-most popular film in the history of

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, with more than 27.6 million tickets sold in its native country by 1987, and 30.5 million sold in the Soviet Union.

Plot

The film is set in the 17th century during the

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invasion of the

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in the years 1655 to 1658, known as The Deluge, which was eventually thwarted by Polish-Lithuanian forces. However, a quarter of the Polish-Lithuanian population died from the war and plague, and the country's economy was devastated.

Versions

The original film was digitally restored and shown on Polish TV in December, 2013. For its 40th anniversary, a new cut, ''Potop Redivivus'', two hours shorter than the original, was released in the fall of 2014. Golub-Dobrzyń 03

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External links

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Potop Redivivus: How Jerzy Hoffman Adapted Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy for the Screen
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