Synopsis:
An epic adventure told in the tradition of Shakespeare & Kurasawa, Ancient Tale is a beautiful, non-stop action film about love, loss, loyalty, betrayal. Set in the 9th century, a duchess plots to make her son the next king. But the duchess is an ex-slave and thus her son is also a slave and can’t inherit the kingdom. This begins a battle of wit & strength between the duke & the rival rulers. Polish Film Eagle Awards Winner: Best Costume Design Nominated: Best Film Score Best Editing Best Production Design

Cast:
Michal Zebrowski, Marina Aleksandrova, Malgorzata Foremniak

Crew:
Writer/Producer/Director: Jerzy Hoffman
Writer: Józef Hen
Writer: Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (novel "Stara Basn")
Producer: Jerzy R. Michaluk
Cinematographers: Jerzy Goscik & Pavel Lebeshev
Composer: Krzesimir Debski
Production Designer: Andrzej Halinski
Editor: Cezary Grzesiuk

Zodiak Jerzy Hoffman Film Production Sp. z o.o.

35mm, 103 minutes, Poland, ©2003
In Polish with English, French, Russian & Ukranian subtitles.

“Ancient Tale delivers in all aspects: great action, dialogue, cast, crew, production value.  If the film business was a game of Poker, I’d bet all of my chips on this film.”  Phil Gorn/aka Wonderphil