The Mother of the Kings

The Mother of the Kings

127 mins | Drama, War, History | Jan. 1, 1987

Made in 1982, shelved for five years. Story opens with Lucja Krol's husband under the tram. She gives birth to her fourth son on the floor of their new apartment. Neighbor Wiktor, a communist intellectual, befriends the poverty-stricken family but is soon arrested and sent to jail. During the war Lucja narrowly escapes a Nazi roundup at the black market. Her sons hold ardent Communist meetings in their apartment, with her blessing. Lucja works hard, but without complaint. After the war, Klemens is inexplicably arrested, accused by the new regime of being a collaborator. Wiktor, now a high-ranking party member, trying to defend him, himself falls into disgrace. Klemens is tortured to "confess" and dies in jail, a Communist to the end. Lucja is never told about his fate.

The Mother of the Kings

127 mins | Drama, War, History | Jan. 1, 1987

The Mother of the Kings
Made in 1982, shelved for five years. Story opens with Lucja Krol's husband under the tram. She gives birth to her fourth son on the floor of their new apartment. Neighbor Wiktor, a communist intellectual, befriends the poverty-stricken family but is soon arrested and sent to jail. During the war Lucja narrowly escapes a Nazi roundup at the black market. Her sons hold ardent Communist meetings in their apartment, with her blessing. Lucja works hard, but without complaint. After the war, Klemens is inexplicably arrested, accused by the new regime of being a collaborator. Wiktor, now a high-ranking party member, trying to defend him, himself falls into disgrace. Klemens is tortured to "confess" and dies in jail, a Communist to the end. Lucja is never told about his fate.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Zespół Filmowy "Rondo" / Zespół Filmowy "X"
Original title Matka Królów
Directors Janusz Zaorski
Writers Kazimierz Brandys, Janusz Zaorski

Cast

Magda Teresa Wójcik

as Lucja Król

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

as Wiktor Lewen

Bogusław Linda

as Klemens Król

Adam Ferency

as Zenon Król

Michał Juszczakiewicz

as Stas Król

Krzysztof Zaleski

as Roman Król

Joanna Szczepkowska

as Marta Stecka / Stecka-Król

Henryk Bista

as Grzegorz Wiechra

Zbigniew Bielski

as Kogut

Tadeusz Huk

as Renard

Jerzy Trela

as Hiszpan

Jerzy Stuhr

as Hiszpan

Andrzej Zaorski

as Jagosz, komisarz policji

Marian Opania

as Advocate

Eugeniusz Kamiński

as taksówkarz Zbyszek

Bolesław Abart

as Hegeman

Władysław Dewoyno

as Sędzia

Barbara Dziekan

as Kobieta w PZPR

Maria Probosz

as Pielęgniarka

Bogusław Sar

as Hans Konig

Bożena Stryjkówna

as Maria nauczyciel

Andrzej Szenajch

as Volksdeutsch

Zygmunt Malawski

as dzielnicowy zeznający na procesie Stasia

Barbara Połomska

as Majewska, sąsiadka Łucji

Bożena Miller

as dziewczyna Stasia

Andrzej Mrowiec

as Graj

Marek Kępiński

as sekretarz "Grzegorza"

Elżbieta Osterwa

as sekretarka Wiktora

Zbigniew Korepta

as lekarz w szpitalu więziennym

Andrzej Łągwa

as milicjant

Zbigniew Buczkowski

as milicjant

Janusz Dziubiński

as tajniak

Bogusław Marczak

as tajniak