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With Fire and Sword

1999 · 175 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned historical epic full of duels, battles, and doomed romance that feels grand and emotionally charged.

Directed by
Jerzy Hoffman
Genres
War, Romance, Drama
Starring
Izabella Scorupco, Alexandr Domogarov, Michał Żebrowski
Overview
In the mid-17th century, Poland was the largest, most democratic, and most tolerant country in Europe. However, a tragic civil war brought about the gradual decline of the once glorious republic... An epic story about the Cossack rebellion against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Directed by
Jerzy Hoffman
Genres
War, Romance, Drama
Starring
Izabella Scorupco, Alexandr Domogarov, Michał Żebrowski
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • love
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • revenge
Places
  • countryside
  • military
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance7
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, romance, drama
Directed by
Jerzy Hoffman
Written by
Jerzy Hoffman, Andrzej Krakowski
Starring
Izabella Scorupco, Alexandr Domogarov, Michał Żebrowski, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Bohdan Stupka, Andrzej Seweryn, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Wiktor Zborowski
Music
Krzesimir Dębski
Cinematography
Grzegorz Kędzierski
Runtime
175 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Turkish, Polish, Tatar, Ukrainian

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