In the 15th century the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is facing a hard struggle against the neighboring Teutonic Order.Frequent clashes between the two powers finally culminate in 1410 with the Battle of Grunwald.
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Title: Black Cross (1960)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Urszula Modrzynska | ... | Jagienka Zychówna | |
| Grazyna Staniszewska | ... | Danusia | |
| Andrzej Szalawski | ... | Jurand of Spychów | |
| Henryk Borowski | ... | Siegfried de Löwe | |
| Aleksander Fogiel | ... | Macko of Bogdaniec | |
| Mieczyslaw Kalenik | ... | Zbyszko of Bogdaniec | |
| Emil Karewicz | ... | Wladyslaw II. Jagiello - King of Poland and Lithuania | |
| Tadeusz Kosudarski | ... | Bother Rotgier | |
| Lucyna Winnicka | ... | Duchess Anna Danuta of Masovia | |
| Tadeusz Bialoszczynski | ... | Duke Janusz I Mazowiecki | |
| Mieczyslaw Voit | ... | Kuno von Liechtenstein | |
| Janusz Strachocki | ... | Konrad von Jungingen | |
| Stanislaw Jasiukiewicz | ... | Ulrich von Jungingen | |
| Leon Niemczyk | ... | Fulko de Lorche | |
| Zbigniew Skowronski | ... | Tolima | |
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A tale of a young impoverished nobleman, who with his uncle returns from a war against the order of the Teutonic Knights in Lithuania. He falls in love with a beautiful woman and pledges an oath to bring her "three trophies" from the Teutonic Knights. Written by Anonymous
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The Polish submission to the 33rd Academy Awards. See more »Goofs
Several knights can be seen wearing sneakers beneath the armor, although at the time the film is set, these were not available. See more »Alternate Versions
The 2006 UK Second Run DVD was cut by 27 secs by the BBFC to remove footage of horse-falls. See more »Connections
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Good acting. Great plot. This is a very sad movie, but it presents the true facts in history. It should be released on DVD. One of the best Polish movies. I recommend this movie to everyone.