The Two Who Stole the Moon

The Two Who Stole the Moon

80 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Nov. 12, 1962

Twin brothers, Jacek and Placek, are the town's troublemakers. They're lazy, greedy and also cruel. They despise hard work, so they cook up a plan to make easy money that would make them rich for the rest of their lives: steal the moon and sell it. They set on a journey to find a place where the moon would be low enough for them to steal. Before they leave, they take the last loaf of bread from their poor hardworking mother. After numerous adventures the boys manage to catch the moon in a fishing net. But it is only the beginning of their troubles.

The Two Who Stole the Moon

80 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Nov. 12, 1962

The Two Who Stole the Moon
Twin brothers, Jacek and Placek, are the town's troublemakers. They're lazy, greedy and also cruel. They despise hard work, so they cook up a plan to make easy money that would make them rich for the rest of their lives: steal the moon and sell it. They set on a journey to find a place where the moon would be low enough for them to steal. Before they leave, they take the last loaf of bread from their poor hardworking mother. After numerous adventures the boys manage to catch the moon in a fishing net. But it is only the beginning of their troubles.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Syrena Films
Original title O dwóch takich, co ukradli ksiezyc
Directors Jan Batory
Writers Jan Brzechwa, Jan Batory

Cast

Lech Kaczynski

as Jacek

Jaroslaw Kaczynski

as Placek

Helena Grossówna

as Mother

Jadwiga Kuryluk

as Nieborak's mother

Ludwik Benoit

as Wojciech, Father of Jacek i Placek

Janusz Strachocki

as Mayor of Zapiecek

Tadeusz Woźniak

as Teacher in Zapiecek

Bronisław Darski

as Peasant Barnaba

Stanisław Milski

as Shoemaker in Zapiecek

Wacław Kowalski

as Smith in Zapiecek

Henryk Modrzewski

as Tailor in Zapiecek

Adam Pawlikowski

as Viceroy Saradella / citizen of Golden City

Włodzisław Ziembiński

as citizen of Golden City

Janusz Kłosiński

as Viceroy Mortadella

Marian Wojtczak

as Captian of brigands

Tadeusz Schmidt

as brigand 'Krwawa Kiszka'

Zdzisław Lubelski

as Brigand

Włodzimierz Skoczylas

as brigand 'Lapiduch'

Henryk Staszewski

as Brigand

Jerzy Walczak

as Brigand

Ryszard Ronczewski

as brigand 'Rozporek'

Andrzej Szczepkowski

as Narrator (voice)

Bolesław Kamiński

as Dwarf Hunchback

Marian Kociniak

as Nieborak

Marian Łącz

as Peasant tossing the land

Józef Łodyński

as brigand 'Kartofel'

Michał Szewczyk

as Rapporteur during a hunchback race

Stanisław Tylczyński

as courtier of Viceroy Mortadella