The Birch Wood
Takes place in a prewar Poland. A tubercular young man comes to stay with his brother on a farm. He is in love with life and constantly plays 1930's music on a piano. He gets involved with his brother's problems and also becomes the lover of a simpleminded farm girl. The brother's dead wife may have had an affair with the hired man who is to marry the farm girl. His daughter will not confirm his suspicions. But the brother's death leads to his acceptance of the past, forgiving his wife's memory and making up with his little daughter.
Release Date
November 10, 1970Runtime
99 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Andrzej Wajda, Jan Budkiewicz, Andrzej Kotkowski, Krystyna GrochowiczWritten by
Andrzej WajdaLanguage
PolishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Daniel Olbrychski
BolesławOlgierd Łukaszewicz
StanisławEmilia Krakowska
MalinaDanuta Wodyńska
KatarzynaMarek Perepeczko
MIchałMieczysław Stoor
Piano Owner's BrotherAlina Szpak
Piano OwnerAndrzej Kotkowski
Man with the Piano Owner's BrotherJerzy Obłamski
JewJerzy Próchnicki
JewIrena Skwierczyńska
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