The Peasants

In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.

Director: Jan Rybkowski

Cast: Władysław Hańcza, Emilia Krakowska, Krystyna Królówna, Ignacy Gogolewski, Bronisław Pawlik, Jadwiga Chojnacka, August Kowalczyk, Franciszek Pieczka

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.