Dark River
1974, Polish. Directed by Sylwester Szyszko.
Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Sylwester SzyszkoDirector
- Maciej GórajZenek Stankiewicz
- Alicja JachiewiczHela
- Wanda NeumannWładka Stankiewicz-Zurych
- Ryszarda HaninStankiewiczowa
- Zygmunt MalanowiczJanek Zurych
- Bolesław PłotnickiLudwik Stankiewicz
- Franciszek PieczkaMateusz
- Ryszard PietruskiAleksander
- Andrzej JurczakBenek
- Franciszek TrzeciakRoman Stankiewicz
- Irena OrskaPawlakowa
- Jerzy KamasProsecutor
Details
- Released
- 18 February 1974
- Original title
- Ciemna rzeka
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Sylwester Szyszko
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Dark River runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Dark River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 February 1974. (Checked 5 November 2026.)
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Who directed Dark River?
Dark River (1974) was directed by Sylwester Szyszko and stars Maciej Góraj, Alicja Jachiewicz, Wanda Neumann.