The Ashes (Popioly) 59 years old

The Ashes

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.

Credits

The Ashes Cast

Name Character
Beata Tyszkiewicz She was 27, now 86 years old as Princess Elzbieta
Daniel Olbrychski He was 20, now 79 years old as Rafal Olbromski
Piotr Wysocki He was 168, 77 years old when he died as Jan Gintult
Pola Raksa She was 24, now 83 years old as Helena de With
Jan Swiderski as General Sokolnicki
Władysław Hańcza He was 60, 72 years old when he died as Rafal's Father
Zbigniew Sawan He was 61, 80 years old when he died as Krzysztof's Father

The Ashes Crew

Name Department
Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski as Writer. He was 37 (55) years old when He died Writing
Jerzy Lipman as Director of Photography. He was 43 (61) years old when He died Camera
The Ashes poster
The Ashes (59 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 25, 1965
  • Runtime: 234 minutes