---
title: 'The Deluge (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jerzy Hoffman'
released: '1974-09-02'
runtime_minutes: 315
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Polish People''s Republic'
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-deluge-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072021/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Deluge (1974)

1974 · 315 min · Adventure, War, History · Polish People's Republic, Soviet Union

Original title: Potop

## Synopsis

The Deluge is a 1974 Polish historical drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman, based on the 1886 novel of the same name by Henryk Sienkiewicz. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but lost to Amarcord. It is the third-most popular film in the history of Polish cinema, with more than 27.6 million tickets sold in its native country by 1987, and 30.5 million sold in the Soviet Union.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jerzy Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-hoffman)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerzy Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-hoffman), [Wojciech Żukrowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/wojciech-zukrowski), [Adam Kersten](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-kersten)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kazimierz Serocki](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazimierz-serocki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jerzy Wójcik](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-wojcik)
- **Editor:** [Zenon Piorecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/zenon-piorecki)

## Cast

- [Andrzej Kozak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-kozak) as Rekuć Leliwa
- [Franciszek Pieczka](https://cinepixo.com/people/franciszek-pieczka) as Kiemlicz
- [Bruno O'Ya](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-o-ya) as Józwa Butrym
- [Kazimierz Wichniarz](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazimierz-wichniarz) as Onufry Zagłoba
- [Ryszard Filipski](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryszard-filipski) as Soroka
- [Leszek Teleszyński](https://cinepixo.com/people/leszek-teleszynski) as Bogusław Radziwiłł
- [Stanisław Jasiukiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanis-aw-jasiukiewicz) as Augustyn Kordecki
- [Daniel Olbrychski](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-olbrychski) as Andrzej Kmicic
- [Władysław Hańcza](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-adys-aw-hancza) as Janusz Radziwiłł
- [Arkadiusz Bazak](https://cinepixo.com/people/arkadiusz-bazak) as Kuklinowski
- [Bogusz Bilewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/bogusz-bilewski) as Kulwiec-Hippocentaurus
- [Wiesława Mazurkiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/wies-awa-mazurkiewicz) as Aunt Kulwiecówna
- [Leon Niemczyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-niemczyk) as Charles X Gustav of Sweden
- [Krzysztof Kowalewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-kowalewski) as Roch Kowalski
- [Wiesław Gołas](https://cinepixo.com/people/wies-aw-go-as)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-deluge-1974
Film facts: Wikidata (Q960920); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.