An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
movie
Released March 14, 1983
Overview
A historical drama about Barbara Radziwiłł, whose controversial love affair and marriage with King Sigismund II Augustus defied political opposition in 16th-century Poland. The film follows their romance, Barbara’s untimely death, and her posthumous return to Vilnius, framed through the king’s memories of his beloved queen.
Cast
Krzysztof Kolberger
as
Anonimus
Jan Machulski
as
Ochmistrz Wolski
Jerzy Trela
as
Mikołaj "Czarny" Radziwiłł, brat Barbary
Jerzy Zelnik
as
Zygmunt II August
Bożena Adamek
as
Elżbieta Habsburżanka
Marek Kondrat
as
Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski
Aleksandra Śląska
as
Queen Mother Bona Sforza d'Aragon
Anna Dymna
as
Barbara Radziwillówna
Hanna Stankówna
as
Katrina
Zdzisław Kozień
as
Zygmunt I Stary
Leonard Pietraszak
as
Piotr Kmita
Franciszek Pieczka
as
Piotr Boratynski
