Biography
Henryk Sienkiewicz was born on May 5, 1846 in Wola Okrzejska, Poland, Russian Empire [now Wola Okrzejska, Lubelskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Quo Vadis (1951), Na jasnym brzegu (1921) and Col ferro e col fuoco (1962). He was married to Maria Babska, Maria Romanowska and Maria Emilia Kazimiera Szetkiewicz. He died on November 15, 1916 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.
Complete Filmography

Quo Vadis
2024
Novel
Set in 63 A.D. Rome under Emperor Nero, triumphant general Marcus Vinicius falls for Ligia, a Christian maiden whose faith and values challenge his wo...

Quo Vadis
2001
Novel
Ancient Rome, during the time of Emperor Nero. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful Lygia, the daughter of a Barbarian comman...

In Desert and Wilderness
2001
Novel
In Desert and Wilderness is a 2001 Polish film directed by Gavin Hood. Adapted from the 1911 novel In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz, it ...

With Fire and Sword
1999
Novel
In the mid-17th century, Poland was the largest, most democratic, and most tolerant country in Europe. However, a tragic civil war brought about the g...

Marynia
1984
Novel
Stanislaw Połaniecki comes to Krzemień, the family estate of the Pławicki family, demanding the return of a loan taken 20 years ago as collateral for ...
Hania
1984
Short Story
Young master Henry and his peer, the son of a rich Tatar landowner Salim Mirza, fall in love with the same girl. Hania is an orphan, the daughter of H...

Latarnik
1977
Novel
A Polish soldier settles on a small island, where he operates a lighthouse. Absorbed by reading, he does not fulfill his duties.

The Deluge
1974
Novel
During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the nation, fights for a country, redemption and love...

In Desert and Wilderness
1973
Novel
Fourteen year old Polish boy Stas Tarkowski and eight year old Nel Rawlison from England are kidnapped as the hostages by Arabic fanatics and taken to...

Colonel Wolodyjowski
1969
Novel
In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern front...

Komedie pomyłek
1968
Short Story
A collection of intimate television short stories based on well-known literary works.
Komedia z pomyłek
1967
Short Story
The action takes place in the second half of the 19th century in a small Californian town in the Wild West. Hans, a German émigré, opens a shop on one...

Invasion 1700
1962
Novel
Set in 18th-century Eastern Europe, the film concerns the star-crossed romance between a Polish military officer and a gorgeous Slavic princess. The p...

Knights of the Teutonic Order
1960
Novel
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 lov...
Szkice węglem
1957
Short Story
The dark drama of a peasant family from the second half of the 19th century: Seduced by a municipal clerk (in exchange for a promise to release her hu...

Quo Vadis
1951
Novel
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadershi...

Janko Muzykant
1930
Short Story
A talented violin-playing country boy struggles to get acceptance for his love for music.

Quo Vadis?
1924
Novel
"The Roman Banquet, the golden glories, the unrivaled luxuries, the wine, the dance, the song, the beautiful women, the sumptuous splendors that taxed...
Bartek zwycięzca
1923
Short Story
Na jasnym brzegu
1921
Short Story

Quo Vadis?
1913
Novel
During the latter years of the reign of the tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, Marcus Vinicius, one of Nero's officers, falls in love with a young Christi...
Obrona Częstochowy
1913
Novel
Krwawa dola
1912
Short Story
Au temps des premiers chrétiens
1910
Novel