Dekalog

1988-1989 Film cycle directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski

Dekalog (also known as Dekalog: The Ten Commandments and The Decalogue) is a 1988 Polish drama series of movies. They were directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. The series includes ten one-hour movies. The movies were inspired by the Ten Commandments.[2]

Dekalog
Directed byKrzysztof Kieślowski
Written by
  • Krzysztof Kieślowski
  • Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Produced byRyszard Chutkowski
StarringArtur Barciś
see below
Cinematography
  • Wieslaw Zdort
  • Piotr Sobociński
Edited byEwa Smal
Music byZbigniew Preisner
Production
companies
  • Zespol Filmowy "Tor"
  • Sender Freies Berlin
  • Telewizja Polska
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • 16 May 1989 (1989-05-16) (Cannes)
  • 10 December 1989 (1989-12-10)
Running time
572 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Budget$100,000 (all parts)
Box office$447,093[1]

The series is thought to be one of the greatest dramatic work ever done for television by many.[3][4] The entire series was shown at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.

Cast and cinematography by episode

EpisodeCastCinematography
Dekalog: OneHenryk Baranowski, Wojciech Klata, Maja KomorowskaWiesław Zdort
Dekalog: TwoKrystyna Janda, Aleksander Bardini, Olgierd ŁukaszewiczEdward Klosiński
Dekalog: ThreeDaniel Olbrychski, Maria Pakulnis, Joanna SzczepkowskaPiotr Sobociński
Dekalog: FourAdrianna Biedrzyńska, Janusz Gajos, Adam HanuszkiewiczKrzysztof Pakulski
Dekalog: FiveMirosław Baka, Jan Tesarz, Krzysztof GlobiszSławomir Idziak
Dekalog: SixOlaf Lubaszenko, Grażyna Szapołowska, Stefania IwińskaWitold Adamek
Dekalog: SevenAnna Polony, Maja Barełkowska, Bogusław LindaDariusz Kuc
Dekalog: EightTeresa Marczewska, Maria Kościałkowska, Bronisław PawlikAndrzej Jaroszewicz
Dekalog: NineEwa Błaszczyk, Piotr Machalica, Jan JankowskiPiotr Sobociński
Dekalog: TenJerzy Stuhr, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Henryk BistaJacek Bławut

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