Young Chopin

Young Chopin

98 mins | Drama, History | March 25, 1952

As directed by Aleksander Ford in 1952, this Polish-language period drama chronicles the life, times and accomplishments of revered Warsaw-born Romantic composer Frederic Chopin, here played by Czeslaw Wollejko (Danton). The feature focuses exclusively on the youth of Chopin (who died at age 39), spanning his 15th year (c. 1825) through his 21st year (c. 1831); it also depicts Chopin as both prodigiously gifted and one filled with a tremendous spirit of Polish nationalism. Ford concludes with the onset of the illness that eventually killed Ford, set against the backdrop of the famous November Uprising in 1830.

Young Chopin

98 mins | Drama, History | March 25, 1952

Young Chopin
As directed by Aleksander Ford in 1952, this Polish-language period drama chronicles the life, times and accomplishments of revered Warsaw-born Romantic composer Frederic Chopin, here played by Czeslaw Wollejko (Danton). The feature focuses exclusively on the youth of Chopin (who died at age 39), spanning his 15th year (c. 1825) through his 21st year (c. 1831); it also depicts Chopin as both prodigiously gifted and one filled with a tremendous spirit of Polish nationalism. Ford concludes with the onset of the illness that eventually killed Ford, set against the backdrop of the famous November Uprising in 1830.
Producers P.P. Film Polski
Original title Młodość Chopina
Directors Olga Fordowa, Hubert Drapella, Zbigniew Kuźmiński, Aleksander Ford
Writers Leon Kruczkowski, Aleksander Ford

Cast

Czesław Wołłejko

as Fryderyk Chopin

Zbigniew Łobodziński

as Seweryn Goszczynski

Józef Nieweglowski

as Dominik Magnuszewski

Jerzy Duszyński

as Stefan Witwicki

Jerzy Pietraszkiewicz

as Bohdan Zaleski

Leon Pietraszkiewicz

as Nikolaj N. Nowosilcow

Aleksandra Śląska

as Konstancja Gladkowska

Jan Kurnakowicz

as Prof. Jozef Elsner

Gustaw Buszyński

as Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski

Tadeusz Białoszczyński

as Joachim Lelewel

Justyna Kreczmar

as Zuska, maid

Czeslaw Strzelecki

as Prince Jabanonowski

Lech Ordon

as The sleeping Student

Mieczyslaw Wojnicki

as Lt. Pisarzewski

Janusz Ściwiarski

as Spy at Inn

Kazimierz Szubert

as Prof. Feliks Bentkowski

Jan Ciecierski

as Dr. Malfati

Franciszek Jamry

as Nicolo Paganini

Stefan Drewicz

as Chopin's Father (as S. Drewicz)

Maria Gorczyńska

as Chopin's Mother

Tadeusz Cygler

as Maj. Nikolai Sergeivich Lunin

Bolesław Mierzejewski

as Prof. Linde

Olgierd Jacewicz

as Piotr Wysocki, assassin (as O. Jacewicz)

Feliks Chmurkowski

as Osianski (as F. Chmurkowski)

Aleksander Gąssowski

as Grzymala

Ryszard Barycz

as Godebski

Zenon Burzyński

as Ignacy Dobrzynski, student

Emil Karewicz

as Lt. Zaliwiski

Janusz Golc

as Wolowski

Zygmunt Nowicki

as Nabielak

Kazimierz Pawłowski

as Krzyzhanowski

Jerzy Kaliszewski

as Maurycy Mochnacki

Igor Śmiałowski

as Tytus Wojciechowski

Stanisław Łapiński

as Professor

Henryk Modrzewski

as Police Inspector

Antoni Fuzakowski

as Gendarme

Adam Cyprian

as French Gendarme

Józef Andrzejewski

as Music Critic

Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski

as Music Critic

Stanislaw Brylinski

as Viennese Guest

Roman Klemens

as Viennese Guest

Aleksandra Bonarska

as Drumka, shepherdess

Wladyslawa Czosnowska

as Tavernesse

Kazimierz Brodzikowski

as Skarbek's Coachman

Feliks Parnell

as Wedding Coachman

Wieslawa Pohoza

as Bride

Waclaw Lukasik

as Bridegroom

Kazimierz Jarocki

as Viennese Waiter

Wanda Jakubińska

as Devotee

Ignacy Janiszewski

as Old Wedding Violinist

Tytus Dymek

as Old Blind Violinist

Leopold Zbucki

as Organist

Henryk Debich

as Conductor

Marian Dąbrowski

as Postillon

Wacław Ścibor-Rylski

as Post Master

Roman Dereń

as Land Bailiff

Wincenty Łoskot

as Sexton

Edmund Szafrański

as Priest

Jerzy Ciesielski

as Watchman at Editor's Office

Tadeusz Sutt

as Proof-reader

Henryk Rzętkowski

as Administrator

Zbigniew Skowroński

as Craftsman

Hanna Skarżanka

as Parisian Worker

Stefan Śródka

as Parisian Worker

Celina Klimczak

as Peasant Woman

Józef Pilarski

as Old Peasant Man

Maciej Maciejewski

as Slavic Violinist

Seweryn Butrym

as Prince Franciszek Ksawery Lubecki-Drucki

Jerzy Kaczmarek

as (uncredited)

Boguslaw Marlen

as (uncredited)

Stanisław Michalski

as Street urchin (uncredited)