Poland / Feb 12, 1973 / Toruń
Copernicus (1973)
Directed by Czesław Petelski, Ewa Petelska
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2h 8min
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Plot
A biography of Nicholas Copernicus covering 50 years of the astronomer's life - from his studies in Europe to his theological work all the way to the creation of his magnum opus, On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Henryk Borowski | Tiedemann Giese |
| Jadwiga Chojnacka | Kacper's Mother |
| Aleksander Fogiel | Matz Schilling |
| Emilia Krakowska | Kacper's Wife |
| Gustaw Lutkiewicz | Jan Dantyszek |
| Leszek Herdegen | Mateusz |
| Witold Pyrkosz | Płotowski |
| Wiktor Sadecki | Wojciech of Brudzew |
| Leonard Andrzejewski | Knight |
| W. Anton | |
| Jolanta Bohdal | Krystyna |
| Bogusz Bilewski | Burgrave |
| Janusz Bylczyński | Celio Calcagnini |
| Joanna Biesiada | |
| Władysław Dewoyno | Surgery Patient |
| Aleksander Gąssowski | Kraków Academy Lecturer |
| Jerzy Grałek | Nobleman Killed By Teutonic Knights |
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| Ewa Jastrzębowska | |
| Tadeusz Jurasz | |
| Wacław Kowalski | Dołuski |
| Andrzej Krasicki | Dungeons Supervisor |
| Andrzej Kozak | Bartolomeo Costa |
| Herbert Körbs | |
| Józef Łodyński | Jester |
| Leon Niemczyk | Don Alonso |
| Leopold Rene Nowak | Lodovico |
| Anna Nehrebecka | Diana d'Este |
| Maria Nowotarska | Graziosa Maggi |
| Czesław Piaskowski | |
| Angelika Ritter | |
| Ryszard Ronczewski | |
| Tadeusz Somogi | Watzenrode's Servant |
| Franciszek Targowski | Jan of Głogów |
| Joachim Tomaschewsky | Petreius |
| Tadeusz Teodorczyk | Teutonic Order Envoy |
| Hans-Georg Türk | |
| Zinaida Zagner | |
| Leon Załuga | |
| Janusz Dziubiński | (uncredited) |
| Jerzy Fedorowicz | Scholar (uncredited) |
| Tadeusz Kunikowski | (uncredited) |
| Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Jerzy Łapiński | Knight (uncredited) |
| Czesław Magnowski | (uncredited) |
| Zygmunt Malanowicz | (uncredited) |
| Jerzy Nowak | Man At Funeral (uncredited) |
| Bruno O'Ya | Color Bearer (uncredited) |
| Jerzy Stasiuk | Town Citizen (uncredited) |
| Jerzy Trela | Town Citizen (uncredited) |
| Marzena Trybała | Town Citizen (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kopernik |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Germany, Poland, East Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon" |
| Release date | 14 febbraio 1973 |
| Writer | Jerzy Broszkiewicz, Zdzisław Skowroński |
| Editing | Felicja Rogowska, Kazimierz Libin, Witold Krysztoforski |
| Cinematography | Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz, Jacek Stachlewski, Jacek Malipan, Józef Letkier, Jerzy Klimkiewicz |
| Assistant directors | Henryk Bielski, Sylwester Szyszko, Bohdan Ziółkowski, Wera Karmowska, Czesław Petelski, Ewa Petelska |
| Camera operators | Jacek Stachlewski, Jacek Malipan, Józef Letkier, Jerzy Klimkiewicz, Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz |
| Additional photography | Jacek Stachlewski, Jacek Malipan, Józef Letkier, Jerzy Klimkiewicz, Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz |
| Production design | Jerzy Skrzepiński, Heike Bauersfeld, Maria Osiecka-Kuminek, Jerzy Zieliński, Piotr Dudzinski, Andrzej Borecki, Tadeusz Sowicki, Stanisław Moruzgała |
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Release dates
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Theatrical release
Poland / Feb 14, 1973
Germany / Feb 15, 1973 / East Germany
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