Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- heroic
- serious
- patriotic
- historical cinema marathon
- epic adventure night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents the Ottoman invasion and the defense of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through a 148-minute period adventure.
Michael Wolodyjowski has retired to a monastery before King Jan Sobieski recalls him to active command.
Wolodyjowski commands the eastern frontier defenses while the fate of Christian Europe is explicitly placed in his hands.
The plot centers on Ottoman and Tatar forces invading the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s eastern frontier.
Films like Colonel Wolodyjowski, and why
The Deluge
shared historical adventure, military defense narrative, and large-scale period spectacle
Austeria
shared epic historical drama, national resistance, and martial adventure
Fury in the East
shared European historical setting, siege warfare, and heroic military drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Jerzy Hoffman
- Release Date
- 1969-03-28
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (60)
Cast
- Tadeusz Łomnicki
- Magdalena Zawadzka
- Mieczysław Pawlikowski
- Hanka Bielicka
- Barbara Brylska
- Irena Karel
- Jan Nowicki
- Daniel Olbrychski
- Marek Perepeczko
- Mariusz Dmochowski
Common questions
- What is Colonel Wolodyjowski about?
- A retired Polish commander is recalled to defend the Commonwealth against an Ottoman and Tatar invasion in a sweeping seventeenth-century historical adventure.
- What is Colonel Wolodyjowski like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Colonel Wolodyjowski as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Colonel Wolodyjowski violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Colonel Wolodyjowski as brutal.
- Which films are like Colonel Wolodyjowski?
- Films with a similar feel include The Deluge, Austeria, and Fury in the East.
- How long is Colonel Wolodyjowski?
- Colonel Wolodyjowski runs 148 minutes.
