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History of Poland

Kingdom, Commonwealth, partitions and modern statehood

Encounter Polish history from medieval kingship and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth through partitions, nineteenth-century society, independence, war, communist rule and Solidarity. The catalog currently has uneven coverage and several cornerstone titles were exported as draft; publish all media nodes before presenting this journey as complete.

1333 → 31.08.19802 guide editoriali19 titoli selezionati
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Essenziale

A focused itinerary through the pivotal transformations in Poland. Includes deliberately selected film and series perspectives; context notes identify dramatization and missing viewpoints.

Titoli
7
Capitoli
5
Durata
15h 34m
Mix
7 film · 0 documentari · 0 TV
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The medieval kingdom

Early state institutions and later dynastic consolidation. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.

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The medieval kingdom

1333 → 1370

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Poster: Kazimierz Wielki
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Kazimierz Wielki

1976filmfiction

STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1333 → 1370

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The reign of Casimir III introduces medieval institutions and a consolidating kingdom.

A historical biopic with older staging; it cannot cover the earlier Piast foundations.

153 minIMDb 6.3 · 42 voti
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The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Political culture, war and the noble republic. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.

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The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

1648 → 1651

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Poster: Ogniem i mieczem
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Ogniem i mieczem

With Fire and Sword
1999filmfiction

STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1648 → 1651

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Seventeenth-century conflict introduces the multinational Commonwealth and its violent borderlands.

A national literary adaptation; Ukrainian and other perspectives need explicit counterbalance.

175 minIMDb 7.0 · 5.5K voti
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Partitions, uprisings and nineteenth-century society

The disappearance of the state and the persistence of language and culture. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.

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Partitions, uprisings and nineteenth-century society

1794

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Poster: Kos
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Kos

Scarborn
2024filmfiction

STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1794

Perché guardarlo qui

Kościuszko’s 1794 uprising is told through a modern, confrontational historical drama.

A deliberately stylized film; character interactions and tone should not be taken literally.

119 minIMDb 7.1 · 1.0K voti
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Poster: Chłopi
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Chłopi

The Peasants
2023filmfiction

STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1890 → 1891

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Peasant life, seasonal work and hierarchy highlight rural society around the turn of the century.

A fictional Reymont adaptation, presenting village experience rather than high politics.

115 minIMDb 7.5 · 9.6K voti
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Independence and the Second World War

Reclaimed statehood followed by occupation and destruction. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.

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Independence and the Second World War

01.09.1939 → 1945

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Poster: Katyń
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Katyń

Katyn
2007filmdocudrama

STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 01.09.1939 → 1945

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The Katyn massacre shows the wartime destruction of Polish elites and the politics of silence.

Dramatic family narratives serve an event rooted in documented Soviet crimes.

122 minIMDb 7.0 · 18.4K voti
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Communism, opposition and transition

Stalinism, state socialism and the growth of opposition. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.

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Communism, opposition and transition

07.05.1945 → 08.05.1945

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Poster: Popiół i diament
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Popiół i diament

Ashes and Diamonds
1958filmfiction

STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 07.05.1945 → 08.05.1945

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The uneasy end of war opens questions about communist rule and defeated underground forces.

A fictional literary drama conveying a national moral conflict.

103 minIMDb 7.7 · 15.3K voti
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Poster: Człowiek z żelaza
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Człowiek z żelaza

Man of Iron
1981filmfiction

STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 14.12.1970 → 31.08.1980

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Solidarity and the 1980 strikes reconnect industrial labor with civic opposition.

Fictional characters are embedded in real documentary footage and political change.

147 minIMDb 7.3 · 4.3K voti
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What this journey cannot show

Films and dramas concentrate on selected people, settings and conflicts. They are not exhaustive, equal representations of classes, regions or communities. Compare these portrayals with historical scholarship and explore thematic Journeys across the same period.

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