Halka (1937 film)

Halka is a 1937 Polish musical film directed by Juliusz Gardan and starring Liliana Zielinska, Witold Zacharewicz and Wladyslaw Ladis-Kiepura. It is an adaptation of the 1848 opera Halka composed by Stanisław Moniuszko with a libretto by Włodzimierz Wolski. It was shot at the Falanga Studios in Warsaw.

Main cast

• Liliana Zielinska - Halka
• Witold Zacharewicz - Janusz
• Wladyslaw Ladis-Kiepura - Jontek
• Janina Wilczówna - Zofia
• Jerzy Leszczyński - Stolnik
• Stanisław Grolicki - Damazy
• Leokadia Pancewicz-Leszczynska - Janusz's Mother
• Boleslaw Bolko - Szlachcic
• Ludwik Fritsche - Maciej, a servant

Bibliography

• Skaff, Sheila. The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939. Ohio University Press, 2008.

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