# With Fire and Sword (1999)

> A sweeping Polish historical epic turns a fierce love triangle into a human emblem of the 1648 Cossack uprising.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19536

## Facts

- Runtime: 175 min
- Genres: War, Romance, Drama
- Director: Jerzy Hoffman
- Cast: Izabella Scorupco, Alexandr Domogarov, Michał Żebrowski, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Bohdan Stupka, Andrzej Seweryn, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Wiktor Zborowski
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128378/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: sweeping, romantic, dramatic, historical epic night, period drama marathon

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