Dekalog

1988-1989 Film cycle directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski

Dekalog (also known as Dekalog: The Ten Commandments and The Decalogue) is a 1988 Polish drama series of movies. They were directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. The series includes ten one-hour movies. The movies were inspired by the Ten Commandments.[2]

Dekalog
Directed byKrzysztof Kieślowski
Written by
Produced byRyszard Chutkowski
StarringArtur Barciś
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Cinematography
Edited byEwa Smal
Music byZbigniew Preisner
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • 16 May 1989 (1989-05-16) (Cannes)
  • 10 December 1989 (1989-12-10)
Running time
572 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Budget$100,000 (all parts)
Box office$447,093[1]

The series is thought to be one of the greatest dramatic work ever done for television by many.[3][4] The entire series was shown at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.

Cast and cinematography by episode

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Episode Cast Cinematography
Dekalog: One Henryk Baranowski, Wojciech Klata, Maja Komorowska Wiesław Zdort
Dekalog: Two Krystyna Janda, Aleksander Bardini, Olgierd Łukaszewicz Edward Klosiński
Dekalog: Three Daniel Olbrychski, Maria Pakulnis, Joanna Szczepkowska Piotr Sobociński
Dekalog: Four Adrianna Biedrzyńska, Janusz Gajos, Adam Hanuszkiewicz Krzysztof Pakulski
Dekalog: Five Mirosław Baka, Jan Tesarz, Krzysztof Globisz Sławomir Idziak
Dekalog: Six Olaf Lubaszenko, Grażyna Szapołowska, Stefania Iwińska Witold Adamek
Dekalog: Seven Anna Polony, Maja Barełkowska, Bogusław Linda Dariusz Kuc
Dekalog: Eight Teresa Marczewska, Maria Kościałkowska, Bronisław Pawlik Andrzej Jaroszewicz
Dekalog: Nine Ewa Błaszczyk, Piotr Machalica, Jan Jankowski Piotr Sobociński
Dekalog: Ten Jerzy Stuhr, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Henryk Bista Jacek Bławut

References

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  1. "Dekalog (1989) – Box office / business". IMDb. 27 November 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "Krzysztof Kieślowski's Acclaimed Films". They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. Fulford, Robert (14 May 2002). "Kieslowski's magnificent Decalogue". RobertFulford.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21 – via The National Post.
  4. "List of Must-Watch Atheist Movies". Fadewblogs. Retrieved 2021-12-21.