The Hexer (film)
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| Directed by | Marek Brodzki |
| Produced by | Paweł Poppe Lew Rywin |
| Written by | Michał Szczerbic (uncredited)[citation needed] |
| Starring | Michał Żebrowski Zbigniew Zamachowski Maciej Kozłowski |
| Music by | Grzegorz Ciechowski |
| Cinematography | Bogdan Stachurski |
| Edited by | Wanda Zeman |
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Heritage Films
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| Distributed by | Vision Film Distribution |
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130 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Budget | zł 18,820,000 (USD$4.6 million[1]) |
Wiedźmin (The Hexer or The Witcher in English) is a 2001 fantasy film by director Marek Brodzki, starring Michał Żebrowski as main character Geralt of Rivia. The story is based on the books and stories of The Witcher written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.
The film is essentially the then-unreleased TV series chopped into about 2 hours, and received very poor reviews from both fans and critics.[citation needed] Sapkowski himself in several interviews laconically expressed his negative opinion about the film: "I can answer only with a single word, an obscene, albeit a short one."[2] "I am a Polish Catholic, it is Lent now; I cannot utter swear words."[3]
The 13-episode TV series came out the following year. The series was much more coherent than the confusing film, but was still considered a failure mostly due to the film's already bad reputation and due to vast changes to the source material.[citation needed] However, critics praised the acting and music by Grzegorz Ciechowski.[citation needed]
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Plot
The TV series and the film were loosely based on Andrzej Sapkowski's book series The Witcher (Wiedźmin).
Cast
- Michał Żebrowski as Geralt of Rivia
- Zbigniew Zamachowski as Dandelion
- Maciej Kozłowski as Falwick
- Tomasz Sapryk as Dermot Marranga
- Kinga Ilgner as Renfri
- Grażyna Wolszczak as Yennefer
- Ewa Wiśniewska as Calanthe
- Andrzej Chyra as Borch Three Jackdaws
- Anna Dymna as Nenneke
- Agata Buzek as Pavetta
- Jarosław Boberek as Yarpen Zigrin
- Dorota Kamińska as Eithne
- Wojciech Duryasz as Old Witcher
- Józef Para as Druid of Kaer Morhen
- Daniel Olbrychski as Filavandrel
See also
- The Witcher – the series of fantasy short stories
- List of characters in The Witcher series
- The Witcher – the computer game
References
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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Wiedźmin (The Hexer) at IMDb
- Wiedźmin (The Hexer) at AllMovie
- Wiedźmin (The Hexer) at Rotten Tomatoes
- Unofficial website of the film (Polish)
- Original Soundtrack
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