The Two Who Stole the Moon (1962)

Twin brothers, Jacek and Placek, are the town's troublemakers. They're lazy, greedy and also cruel. They despise hard work, so they cook up a plan to make easy money that would make them ... See full summary »

Director:

Jan Batory

Writers:

Jan Batory (scenario), Jan Brzechwa (scenario)

Stars:

Lech Kaczynski, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Helena Grossówna

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lech Kaczynski	...	Jacek
Jaroslaw Kaczynski	...	Placek
Helena Grossówna	...	Mother
Jadwiga Kuryluk	...	Nieborak's mother
Danuta Mancewicz	...	(voice)
Maria Janecka	...	(voice)
Ludwik Benoit	...	Father
Janusz Strachocki	...	Town's mayor
Tadeusz Wozniak	...	Teacher
Bronislaw Darski	...	Barnaba, the peasant
Stanislaw Milski
Waclaw Kowalski	...	Town's blacksmith
Henryk Modrzewski
Adam Pawlikowski
Wlodzislaw Ziembinski

Storyline

Twin brothers, Jacek and Placek, are the town's troublemakers. They're lazy, greedy and also cruel. They despise hard work, so they cook up a plan to make easy money that would make them rich for the rest of their lives: steal the moon and sell it. They set on a journey to find a place where the moon would be low enough for them to steal. Before they leave, they take the last loaf of bread from their poor hardworking mother. After numerous adventures the boys manage to catch the moon in a fishing net. But it is only the beginning of their troubles.

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Plot Keywords:

naughty child | real twins playing twins | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

12 November 1962 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Akik ellopták a Holdat

Filming Locations:

Pomorskie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Syrena Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

More than four decades later, Lech Kaczynski (Jacek) and Jaroslaw Kaczynski (Placek) ascended to the two highest offices in Polish politics. Lech served as the President of Poland from December 23, 2005 until his death in a plane crash on April 10, 2010 whereas Jaroslaw served as the Prime Minister of Poland from July 14, 2006 to November 16, 2007. He has served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Polish National Assembly since the 2007 parliamentary elections.

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Connections

Version of Jacek i Placek (1993)

User Reviews

Entertaining unique film from 1962.

Definitely not a high budget blockbuster, but it still has echos of Wizard of Oz as the twins go on a quest to steal the moon, bring it back, sell it and become wealthy. They come from a small village where everybody does everything wrong; their father works as a scarecrow (!) and goes out to the fields every morning. Mama spends her day plowing a sand dune (up and down) by pulling a wooden contraption built for the purpose. The twins are lazy, mischief-makers who steal, play pranks on everybody and eat everything in sight. When they go they get directions from talking trees, a donkey, a couple of pelicans and the residents of a kingdom where everybody is a hunchback. Special effects are primitive, in a high-school drama class sort of way and are charming, with flashes of hilarity like when the sun comes up, the babies start yelling and the sun goes back down to avoid the noise. The kids are bug-cute, but have the last laugh. Lech is the current President of Poland (was mayor of Warsaw) and his brother is the President of his Political Party. They are 57 years old, married and not at all cute.