---
title: 'An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jerzy Hoffman'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-ancient-tale-when-the-sun-was-a-god-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380726/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God (2003)

2003 · 103 min · Fantasy, History · Poland

Original title: Stara baśń. Kiedy słońce było bogiem

## Synopsis

An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God is a 2003 Polish film, directed by Jerzy Hoffman. The film is based on an 1876 novel, Stara baśń, by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jerzy Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-hoffman)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerzy Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-hoffman)
- **Producer:** [Jerzy Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-hoffman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Krzesimir Dębski](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzesimir-debski)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pavel Lebeshev](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-lebeshev)

## Cast

- [Marcin Mroczek](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcin-mroczek) as Leszek
- [Ryszard Ronczewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryszard-ronczewski) as Miłosz
- [Andrzej Pieczyński](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-pieczynski) as Znosek
- [Maciej Kozłowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/maciej-koz-owski) as Smerda
- [Marina Aleksandrova](https://cinepixo.com/people/marina-aleksandrova) as Dziwa
- [Anna Dymna](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-dymna) as Jaga
- [Jan Prochyra](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-prochyra) as Mirsz
- [Maria Niklińska](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-niklinska) as Żywia
- [Michał Żebrowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/micha-zebrowski) as Siemowit
- [Krystyna Feldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/krystyna-feldman) as wróżka
- [Bohdan Stupka](https://cinepixo.com/people/bohdan-stupka) as Popiel
- [Wiktor Zborowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/wiktor-zborowski) as Viking-Translator
- [Katarzyna Bujakiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/katarzyna-bujakiewicz) as Mila
- [Daniel Olbrychski](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-olbrychski) as Piastun
- [Małgorzata Foremniak](https://cinepixo.com/people/ma-gorzata-foremniak) as Księżna

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