Acclaimed Polish actor Jerzy Binczycki (Pan Tadeusz) stars as a talented surgeon who is abandoned by his wife and daughter. Stricken with grief, he gets drunk and is badly beaten during a robbery.
A**L
Much improved treatment of a Polish classic
I've been waiting for this movie to come out on DVD for years. This is my favorite Polish movie. A prestigious surgeon is losing his memory and becomes a quack in the 1920s. The acting is simply amazing. If you like European movies such as Manon of the Spring / Jean de Florette (French), you'll love this one. Just last year I purchased a brand new VHS tape from the same studio (Polart). The video quality is quite bad and the colors disappear during some early scenes. This new DVD is quite an improvement, although it still is in a 4:3 Full screen aspect ratio. Colors are vivid. Optional English subtitles are available.
M**D
C/D canot be opened on U.S. standard C/D players
The fact that the disk, not inexpensive, was not operable on either my computer or my C/D player made me less than happy.
S**K
I love this movie
I love this movie! The quality of the film was decent. Do not expect high def for this. One thing I didn't like is that the scenes were dark making it hard to see at times. The story is beautiful and always brings tears to the eyes.
M**E
Five Stars
Great movie!
B**E
An amazing film!
...We should all see this, at least once in our lives...
F**D
Better than canned bread
This movie is probably one of the greatest stories of men being able to overcome tragedy. After this 19th century Doctor's wife leaves him , taking his child, he loses his will to live. This is actually a story of redemption , including all the elements of a great movie, from romance to tragedy. You really have to see it to understand it. The music is also really well done! Unfortunately, im not sure who wrote it. I will write a more thorough review on "the order of the iron phoenix" -- but in all honesty : buy it and watch it! It truly is a classic!
M**W
The Quack
First saw this movie in Polish on Slovak TV. Even in foreign language easy to follow even better with English subtitle.For me this was the most moving stories I have ever seen. The acting was superb and even tho this is an old movie it hasn't aged at all.Excellent viewing for the sentimentalitist!!
P**K
All perfectly fine
The movie is very good - I can strongly recommend it.The DVD played OK on my DVD player, even though I live in Germany (PAL).
