The film “Znachor” is one of the most important works of Polish cinematography. The production with Jerzy Bińczycki and Anna Dymna was hailed as “a national model of melodrama”. Although it did not have easy beginnings, it is currently difficult to imagine a person who has not watched at least a fragment of the film.
The production about a respected surgeon who loses his family and memory, and many years later, after a long journey, meets his daughter, was based on the cult novel of the same title by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. In 2023, Netflix made its own version of this story, and although it was very warmly received by viewers around the world, Polish viewers are still most eager to return to the 1981 classic.
Interesting facts about the movie “The Quack”
Everyone knows “The Quack” well, but even the biggest fans certainly don’t know everything about it. Below are a few interesting facts for film connoisseurs.
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The book “Znachor” by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz was initially written as a film script. After being rejected by producers twice, the author decided to adapt his work into a novel.
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The sick legs that the character played by Artur Barciś had did not belong to the actor. A man who was sick in real life served as a double.
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The film adaptation of Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz’s book created by Jerzy Hoffman was not the first. In 1937, Michał Waszyński filmed this story based on his own idea.
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The role of Count Leszek Czyński was rejected by Daniel Olbrychski and Piotr Garlicki.
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The version of “The Quack” that gained the most popularity used the same brand of motorcycle as in the first film adaptation – Ardie. The filmmakers managed to find it in a scrapyard and reconstruct it.
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The film was shot in Bielsk Podlaski, the palace in Radziejowice, the water mill in Skolimów, Piekary (Piątek commune) and Łódź.
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Although critics initially treated Hoffman’s film with great leniency, it gathered approximately 5.7 million viewers in cinemas.
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The shop where Marysia worked in the film really existed and was located in Bielsk Podlaski.
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