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  • Akropolis (1969)
  • TV Movie | 60 min | Drama
Akropolis (1969)
TV Movie | 60 min | Drama
Complete shooting of the iconic avant-garde theatre production of Akropolis by Teatr Laboratorium-Wroclaw (Poland). The performance is based on Stanislaw Wyspianski's poetic drama written between 1903 and 1904, and set on the night of ...See moreComplete shooting of the iconic avant-garde theatre production of Akropolis by Teatr Laboratorium-Wroclaw (Poland). The performance is based on Stanislaw Wyspianski's poetic drama written between 1903 and 1904, and set on the night of Easter Saturday with works of art in the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków coming to life. Wyspianski's text combines Biblical themes, Homeric sequences and Mediterranean culture with themes from Polish history. Grotowski's version transferred the play in a concentration camp. In the performance, then, Auschwitz became our Acropolis - a synthesis of the contemporary age - whereby the grand myths of Western civilization are confronted with the Holocaust. Shown for the first time in October 1962 in Opole, Poland, the performance underwent numerous changes in the following years. This TV recording takes the fifth and final version, which was first performed in 1967 in Wroclaw, and then toured throughout Europe and eventually New York. See less
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Writers
Ludwik Flaszen (literary consultant) | Stanislaw Wyspianski (from the play by)
Producer
Lewis Freedman
Editor
Arnold Davis
Production Designer
Józef Szajna
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Updated Dec 31, 1969
Release date
1969 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Brook
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Lord of the Flies (1963)
Ryszard Cieslak
Esau / Hector Esau / Hector   See fewer
Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989)
Zbigniew Cynkutis
Laban / Paris Laban / Paris   See fewer
Zamach (1959)
Antoni Jaholkowski
Isaac / Guard Isaac / Guard   See fewer
Guests Are Coming (1962)
Rena Mirecka
Rebecca / Cassandra Rebecca / Cassandra   See fewer
Television Theater (1953)
Zygmunt Molik
Jacob / The Leader of the Tribe Jacob / The Leader of the Tribe   See fewer
Krzyz Walecznych (1959)
Andrzej Paluchiewicz
Member of the Tribe Member of the Tribe   See fewer
Akropolis (1969)
Stanislaw Scierski
Helen / Leah Helen / Leah   See fewer
Apocalypsis cum figuris (1979)
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