Daggers of Blood
Synopsis
Seventeenth century. During the Ukrainian uprising against the Polish rulers, Prince Colonel Jan Skrzetuski falls in love with Princess Elena, a Polish nobleman who lives with her aunt's family. Bohun, the local commander, loyal to the Polish crown, although of Ukrainian origin, would like to marry the girl and the family, in order to receive gold, jewels and protection as a gift. When Bohun discovers that love was born between Jan and Elena and that the family would never accept marriage with a military man of peasant and foreign origin, he avenges himself by killing the princess and her children and then goes over to the rebels and helps them in conquer of freedom. Meanwhile Jan frees Elena and opposes a fierce resistance to the Ukrainian rebels helped by the Crimean Khan.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (13)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Comptoir Francais du Film Production (CFFP)
- Foreign production companies : Avala Films, Filmeuropa, C.F.S. Kosutnjak
- French distribution : Comptoir Français du Film (CFF)
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriters : Ugo Liberatore, Remigio Del Grosso
- Director of Photography : Pier-Ludovico Pavoni
- Music Composers : Francesco De Masi, Gianni Fusco
- Assistant Director : Sergio Bergonzelli
- Editor : Antonietta Zita
- Foreign Producer : Gian Paolo Bigazzi
- Author of original work : Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Co-producer : Robert De Nesle
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Adventure
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy, Yugoslavia
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1963
- French release : 08/05/1963
- Runtime : 1 h 52 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 25976
- Visa issue date : 17/10/1962
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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