The problem of the Polish population displacement from their land within the limits of the Prussian partition. Germans come to the village harassing a wealthy peasant Snail, leading to the tragedy. Slug's cottage burns, his wife dies. The peasant does not give up, defending his inheritance. He sticks on a patch of his Polish soil and protects it like a soldier his post.
Bolesław Prus | Novel |
Zygmunt Skonieczny | Writer |
Konrad Frejdlich | Writer |
Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz | Director of Photography |
Roman Suszyński | Camera Operator |
Jerzy Skrzepiński | Set Designer |
Maria Karmolińska | Interior Designer |
Małgorzata Garda | Costume Design |
Adam Walaciński | Original Music Composer |
Zdzisław Szostak | Conductor |