All Friends Here

DVD cover of color version of 'Sami swoi'.

Sami swoi (All friends here) (1967) is the first part of a Polish comedy trilogy of movies by Sylwester Chęciński. It's two follow-ups are Nie ma mocnych (There are no strong ones) (1974) and Kochaj albo rzuć (Love or ditch) (1977).

The movie

The film was black and white but was colorized in 2000 by Dynacs Digital Studios for Polish tv station Polsat. The score was composed by Wojciech Kilar.

The movie was filmed mostly in Dobrzykowice near Wrocław, with some scenes at Lubomierz and surrounding areas.

It was one of the most popular Polish comedies of its times and still remains an old favourite. Lubomierz has a museum dedicated to the movies, and Toruń has a statue of the two main heroes, Kargul and Pawlak.

The story

Template:Spoiler The movie is the story of the two quarreling families, which after the end of the Second World War were resettled from Kresy to the Regained Territories, after Poland's borders were shifted westwards. The bad blood between them runs to the times one of Karguls plew a few inches ('3-fingers-width') into the Pawlak's territory, for which one of the Pawlaks hit him with a scythe and them escapes fearing retribution, emmigrating to United States. Years later, he comes back, and finds that both families live peacefuly. His brother, Kazimierz, tells him the story of how the families came to terms, in a form of Romeo and Juliet-like marriage between Pawlak's son, Witia, and Kargul's daughter, Jadźka.

The actors

• Pawlak family
  • Wacław Kowalski - Kazimierz
  • Zdzisław Karczewski - Jan 'John'
  • Jerzy Janeczek - Witia
  • Maria Zbyszewska - Mania
  • Natalia Szymańska - Leonia
  • Zygmunt Bielawski - Paweł
• Kargul family
  • Władysław Hańcza - Władysław
  • Ilona Kuśmierska - Jadwiga
  • Halina Buyno-Łoza - Aniela
• Others
  • Eliasz Oparek-Kuziemski - Kokeszko
  • Aleksander Fogiel - sołtys (village headman)
  • Witold Pyrkosz - 'the guy from Warsaw'
  • Kazimierz Talarczyk - Wieczorek
  • Ryszard Kotys - seller of cats
  • Andrzej Mrozek - Russian soldier
  • Jan Łopuszniak - German priest

References

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External links

• Movie's entry on IMDb.com