The Hexer (film)
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Wiedźmin is a 2001
Fantasy
film
by director Marek Brodzki, starring Michał Żebrowski as main character Geralt of Rivia
. The story is based on the books and stories of The Witcher
, by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski
.
The film is essentially the then-unreleased TV series chopped into about 2 hours, and received very poor reviews from both fans and critics. The 13-episode TV series
came out the following year. The series was much more coherent than the confusing movie, but was still considered a failure mostly due to the film's already bad reputation and due to vast changes to the source material. Instead, critics praised acting and music by Grzegorz Ciechowski
.
There was no screenwriter's name in "The Hexer" credits. Michał Szczerbic, a few days before the premiere, demanded not to put his name there. He claimed, that authors of the movie deviated too much from his original script.
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
Fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
by director Marek Brodzki, starring Michał Żebrowski as main character Geralt of Rivia
Geralt of Rivia
Geralt of Rivia is a fictional character and protagonist of The Witcher series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, as well as its adaptations.-Fictional biography:...
. The story is based on the books and stories of The Witcher
The Witcher
The Witcher, or , by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski is a cult series of fantasy short stories and five novels about the witcher Geralt of Rivia...
, by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski, born 21 June 1948 in Łódź, is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his best-selling book series The Witcher.-Biography:...
.
The film is essentially the then-unreleased TV series chopped into about 2 hours, and received very poor reviews from both fans and critics. The 13-episode TV series
The Hexer (TV series)
'Wiedźmin is a 2002 Fantasy television series. 13 episodes were made. The series received relatively poor reviews, particularly in the light of the failure of the preceding movie....
came out the following year. The series was much more coherent than the confusing movie, but was still considered a failure mostly due to the film's already bad reputation and due to vast changes to the source material. Instead, critics praised acting and music by Grzegorz Ciechowski
Grzegorz Ciechowski
Grzegorz Ciechowski was a Polish rock musician and film music composer.Ciechowski was the founder and frontman of the band Republika, which was one of Poland's most popular rock groups...
.
There was no screenwriter's name in "The Hexer" credits. Michał Szczerbic, a few days before the premiere, demanded not to put his name there. He claimed, that authors of the movie deviated too much from his original script.
Plot
The plot of the movie was based on the 13 episodes that became the TV-series, which was released in 2002.Cast
- Michał Żebrowski as Geralt of RiviaGeralt of RiviaGeralt of Rivia is a fictional character and protagonist of The Witcher series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, as well as its adaptations.-Fictional biography:...
- Zbigniew ZamachowskiZbigniew ZamachowskiZbigniew Zamachowski is a Polish actor.Zamachowski graduated the actor's faculty in "PWSFTViT" in Łódź. He began his acting career in 1981 and in 1989 had a co-starring role in Part Ten of director Krzysztof Kieślowski's film series, The Decalogue...
as Dandelion - Maciej KozłowskiMaciej KozłowskiMaciej Kozlowski was a Polish actor, the graduate from the National Film School in Łódź. Mostly known from his roles in Kingsajz, Psy, Kiler, With Fire and Sword and Schindler's List and TV series M jak miłość. Defender in Polish Artists Football Team...
as Falwick - Tomasz SaprykTomasz SaprykTomasz Sapryk is a Polish actor. He appeared in the television series Aby do świtu... in 1992. In 2007, he won a Polish Film Award Eagle for Best Supporting Actor in Sztuczki .-References:...
as Dermot Marranga - Kinga Ilgner as Renfri
- Grażyna WolszczakGrazyna WolszczakGrażyna Wolszczak is a Polish actress.Actor:*Na Wspólnej*Ja wam pokażę!*Wiedźmin*As-References:...
as Yennefer - Ewa WiśniewskaEwa WiśniewskaEwa Wiśniewska is a Polish actress. Her sister, Małgorzata Niemirska, is an actress.Wiśniewska was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, one of Poland's highest Orders, and many other Orders, including Gold Cross of Merit....
as Calanthe - Andrzej ChyraAndrzej ChyraAndrzej Chyra is a Polish actor.He graduated from High School and in 1987 he graduated from the Acting Theater School in Warsaw. In 1994, he majored at the same university in Directing....
as Borch Three Jackdaws - Anna DymnaAnna DymnaAnna Dymna is a Polish TV, film and theatre actress. Foundress of a charity foundation Mimo Wszystko...
as Nenneke - Agata BuzekAgata BuzekAgata Bronisława Buzek is a Polish actress.Agata, the daughter of Polish politician and current President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, was born in Pyskowice in Gliwice County, Poland. At a young age she suffered from poliomyelitis and was treated in Germany...
as Pavetta - Dorota Kamińska as Eithne
- Wojciech Duryasz as Old Witcher
- Józef Para as Druid of Kaer Morhen
- Daniel OlbrychskiDaniel OlbrychskiDaniel Olbrychski is a Polish actor best known for leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies and also known for playing the Russian defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov, alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the movie Salt....
as Filavandrel
See also
- The WitcherThe WitcherThe Witcher, or , by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski is a cult series of fantasy short stories and five novels about the witcher Geralt of Rivia...
- the series of fantasy short stories - The Witcher universeThe Witcher universeThe fictional universe of The Witcher saga was created by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski in his cult series of books . The universe was never officially named by the writers; the largest entity - the continent - is simply called The Continent, and Polish fans have labeled the universe Wiedźminland...
- The WitcherThe Witcher (computer game)The Witcher is a computer role-playing game for the PC developed by CD Projekt RED STUDIO and published by CD Projekt in Poland and Atari for the rest of the world. The game is based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The game utilizes BioWare's proprietary...
- the computer game
External links
- The Hexer at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Unofficial website of the movie
- Original Soundtrack
- The Hexer at the Witcher Wiki