''Alchemik'' is a

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horror film written and directed by Jacek Koprowicz. It was released in 1988.

Plot

alchemist Alchemy (from the Arabic word , ) is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practised in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. In its Western form, alchemy is first ...

Sendivius, arrives at king Fryderyk's court, and claims that he possesses a recipe for the transmutation of

base metal A base metal is a common and inexpensive metal, as opposed to a precious metal such as gold or silver. In numismatics, coins often derived their value from the precious metal content; however, base metals have also been used in coins in the past ...

s into gold. He claims that the transmutation emits poisonous gasses, and asks everybody to leave the room. After some time Sendivus arrives with gold, which he falsely claims to be the result of transmutation. As a reward, he asks the king to release an imprisoned alchemist Tomasz Seton, who is in the possession of a real transmutation recipe. Seton is freed, however, he is already in agony and can't tell anything of value to Sendivus. The only hope of Sendivus is finding the wife of Seton, a

satanist Satanism refers to a group of religious, ideological, or philosophical beliefs based on Satan—particularly his worship or veneration. Because of the ties to the historical Abrahamic religious figure, Satanism—as well as other religious ...

Teresa Seton, who might be in the possession of the recipe.

Cast

Olgierd Łukaszewicz Olgierd Łukaszewicz (born 7 September 1946) is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since his 1969 graduation from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków. Between 2002 and 2005, he was the President o ...

as Sendivius *

Michał Bajor Michał Bajor (born 13 June 1957 in Głuchołazy, Poland) is a Polish actor and musician. Bajor’s songs are based on texts by Wojciech Młynarski, Jonasz Kofta, Andrzej Ozga, Marcin Sosnowski, and Julian Tuwim. He is a member of the Academy of t ...

as Prince Fryderyk * Joanna Szczepkowska as Teresa Seton * Marek Obertyn as Von Rumpf * Michal Pawlicki as Von Lotz * Jerzy Nowak as Prince Kiejstut * Henryk Machalica as Vasari *

Leon Niemczyk Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor. Niemczyk developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1960s, known for serious dramas, including historical dramas and war films. He appeared in over ...

as Zwinger * Mariusz Dmochowski as Master Melchior *Dariusz Tomaszewski as Conaro *Katarzyna Gałaj as Maria *Grazyna cuper as Madame

References

External links

* 1988 films 1988 horror films 1988 fantasy films Polish fantasy films Polish horror films Films about alchemy Films about Satanism 1980s Polish-language films {{Poland-film-stub