The Reporter as a Screenwriter and an Actor. Melchior Wańkowicz's Role in Jerzy Passendorfer's Documentary on the Battle of Monte Cassino (1971) and Its Revised 1992 Version Cover Image

Reporter jako scenarzysta i aktor. O roli Melchiora Wańkowicza w realizacji filmu dokumentalnego Jerzego Passendorfera Melchior Wańkowicz. Opowieść o bitwie Monte Cassino. Fragmenty wspomnień (1971) i jego zmienionej wersji z 1992 roku
The Reporter as a Screenwriter and an Actor. Melchior Wańkowicz's Role in Jerzy Passendorfer's Documentary on the Battle of Monte Cassino (1971) and Its Revised 1992 Version

Author(s): Mikołaj Jazdon
Subject(s): Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: Melchior Wańkowicz; battle of Monte Cassino; documentary film; censorship in communist Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the circumstances of the production of two versions of a documentary film about the Battle of Monte Cassino with the participation of Melchior Wańkowicz. The first was made in 1971 and the second, expanded to include previously unpublished material, in 1992. The author discusses the successive stages of work on the film, its distribution and reception.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 277-291
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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