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The Knight

The Knight

Director: Lech Majewski

1980

81 min.
color

In a forgotten, godforsaken medieval duchy, decay reigns—poverty mingles with violence, and morality long ago perished under the weight of endless conflicts. The monarch is a weak and gullible man, manipulated by everyone around him, as no one cares to change the comfortable chaos that has settled. The only person who refuses to accept the country’s downfall is a young Knight—a dreamer longing to restore the land’s former glory, order, and honesty. In the kingdom, a tale lives on of a miraculous instrument—harps with golden strings—that once filled the land with harmony. After their mysterious disappearance, an age of darkness swept in like a tide. The Knight sets out to find this lost symbol of vanished splendor. During his journey, he encounters a community of monks erecting an extraordinary structure—a temple without walls. They claim to build it within themselves, perfecting their spirit. The traveler, however, convinces them that opening themselves to the suffering people around them, who need real help rather than idealistic metaphorical constructs, is just as important—if not more urgent.

TitleThe Knight
GenrePoetic
ActorsPiotr Skarga,
Daniel Olbrychski,
Andrzej Hudziak,
Katarzyna Kozak,
Czesław Meissner
Production/StudioZespół Filmowy "Profil"
CinematographyCzesław Świrta
ScreenplayLech Majewski
EditingLidia Pacewicz
SoundLeszek Wronko
MusicZdzisław Szostak,
Zygmunt Konieczny

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