Henryk Sienkiewicz

Henryk Sienkiewicz

1846-05-05 Wola Okrzejska, Poland, Russian Empire [now Wola Okrzejska, Lubelskie, Poland] 24 Credits

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.

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Quo Vadis

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

Quo Vadis

2001

Novel

5.6

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

In Desert and Wilderness

2001

Novel

6.1

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

With Fire and Sword

1999

Novel

6.9

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

Marynia

1984

Novel

6.0

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

5.0
Writing

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

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

The Deluge

1974

Novel

7.2

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

In Desert and Wilderness

1973

Novel

7.4

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

Colonel Wolodyjowski

1969

Novel

7.0

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

Komedie pomyłek

1968

Short Story

Writing

A collection of intimate television short stories based on well-known literary works.

Komedia z pomyłek

1967

Short Story

Writing

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

Invasion 1700

1962

Novel

5.8

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

Knights of the Teutonic Order

1960

Novel

7.3

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

Writing

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

Quo Vadis

1951

Novel

7.1

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

Janko Muzykant

Janko Muzykant

1930

Short Story

6.0
Writing

A talented violin-playing country boy struggles to get acceptance for his love for music.

Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis?

1924

Novel

5.8

"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

Writing

Na jasnym brzegu

1921

Short Story

Writing
Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis?

1913

Novel

5.6

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

Writing

Au temps des premiers chrétiens

1910

Novel