A bleak tale of an affair between an actress and a Russian officer, based on the real story of the affair between Maria Wisnowska and Aleksandr Barteniew.
Pan Tadeusz (film 1928) is a Polish historical film directed by Ryszard Ordynski based on the national epic of Poland, an 1834 poem by Adam Mickiewicz.
The film tells the story of Jan Kański, an industrialist addicted to cocaine. Drawn into addiction because of a beautiful woman, he turns away from his family and friends. He owes his rescue from the final fall to his daughter, who is looking for her father.
