# Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969)

> A retired Polish commander is recalled to defend the Commonwealth against an Ottoman and Tatar invasion in a sweeping seventeenth-century historical adventure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/81971

## Facts

- Runtime: 148 min
- Genres: History, Adventure, War
- Director: Jerzy Hoffman
- Cast: Tadeusz Łomnicki, Magdalena Zawadzka, Mieczysław Pawlikowski, Hanka Bielicka, Barbara Brylska, Irena Karel, Jan Nowicki, Daniel Olbrychski
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064785/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: heroic, serious, patriotic, historical cinema marathon, epic adventure night

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