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Born for the Saber
Born for the Saber

Born for the Saber

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This is the story of a young nobleman and knight Błażeja Wronowski set in 17th-century Poland. Błażej begins military education with Jan Jerlicz, a veteran of the Moscow War. Jerlicz returns to his homeland to at the urging of his former companion, Jerzy Wronowski, to train the young Błażej. It is a story of honor, bravery and combat seen through the eyes of a young knight growing up in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

10 December 2019

Country

Poland

Cast

Paweł Deląg

Paweł Deląg

Jan Jerlicz

Wiktor Osinski

Wiktor Osinski

(Young) Blazej Wronowski

Bartosz Sieniawski

Bartosz Sieniawski

(Adult) Blazej Wronowski

Maciej Kowalewski

Maciej Kowalewski

(Father) Jerzy Wronowski

Zbigniew Juszkiewicz

Zbigniew Juszkiewicz

Blacksmith

Hanna Turnau

Hanna Turnau

Mother

Dariusz Toczek

Dariusz Toczek

Circle leader

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