In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.
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The people behind it
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Jerzy Michał Wołodyjowski / Halim (voice)
Magdalena Zawadzka
Barbara Jeziorkowska
Mieczysław Pawlikowski
Jan Onufry Zagłoba
Hanka Bielicka
Makowiecka
Barbara Brylska
Krystyna 'Krzysia' Drohojowska
Irena Karel
Ewka Nowowiejska
Jan Nowicki
Ketling-Hassling of Elgin
Daniel Olbrychski
Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz (Mellechowicz)
Marek Perepeczko
Adam Nowowiejski
Mariusz Dmochowski
Hetman Jan Sobieski
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