"The Decalogue" (1989) "Dekalog" (original title), TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 December 1989 (Poland)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Ten television drama films, each one based on one of the Ten Commandments.

Plot Keywords:

Ten Commandments | Polish | Morality | Religion | Poland

Awards:

9 wins

Cast

Artur Barcis

...

Young Man / ... (9 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Directed by
Krzysztof Kieslowski		(10 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Writing credits
Krzysztof Kieslowski		(10 episodes, 1989-1990)
Krzysztof Piesiewicz		(10 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Produced by
Ryszard Chutkowski	....	producer (10 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Original Music by
Zbigniew Preisner		(10 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Cinematography by
Wieslaw Zdort		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Piotr Sobocinski		(2 episodes, 1990)

Series Film Editing by
Ewa Smal		(10 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Production Design by
Halina Dobrowolska		(10 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Art Direction by
Halina Dobrowolska		(1 episode, 1990)

Series Costume Design by
Hanna Cwiklo		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Malgorzata Obloza		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Olaf Lubaszenko	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Art Department
Waldemar Weiss	....	construction coordinator (10 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Sound Department
Nikodem Wolk-Laniewski	....	sound (5 episodes, 1989-1990)
Malgorzata Jaworska	....	sound (4 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Piotr Jaszczuk	....	assistant camera (6 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Editorial Department
Henryka Dancygier	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Music Department
Elzbieta Towarnicka	....	musician: soprano (1 episode, 1990)

Series Other crew
Miroslawa Serafin	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)
• Telewizja Polska (TVP)
• Zespol Filmowy "Tor"

Distributors

• Facets Multimedia Distribution (USA) (DVD)
• New Yorker Films (2000) (USA) (subtitled)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (????) (Poland) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Dekalog" - Poland (original title)

Runtime:

55 min (10 episodes)

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Company:

Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)

Trivia:

Director Stanley Kubrick described 'Dekalog' as the only masterpiece he could name in his lifetime.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Ten (2007)

Brilliant series

I would have hoped more people would have seen this superb collection of 10 short films, now that is available on video and DVD and has played on the Sundance channel. If you haven't, you are missing out on 10 superb masterpieces. Yes, they are slow-moving and some of them are very depressing, but what did you expect from this director, Adam Sandler? The acting, writing, direction, and music are all near perfection. 2 corrections to make from the earlier reviewer, these films are not in black and white, but in a very muted, monochromatic color. Also you should see them in sequence as 2 of the earlier episodes are referred to in the 8th and 10th episodes.