Exile to Siberia (Polish: Na Sybir) is a Polish historical film directed by Henryk Szaro and starring Adam Brodzisz, Jadwiga Smosarska and Mieczysław Frenkiel. It was released in 1930. The film's art direction was by Józef Galewski and Jacek Rotmil. The film was originally silent, but a soundtrack was added in a Berlin studio.
Synopsis
During the Revolution of 1905, a young Polish revolutionary is arrested in Warsaw and set to Siberia by the Russian authorities. His girlfriend travels out and helps him escape.
Main cast
Adam Brodzisz as Ryszard Prawdzic aka Sęp ('Vulture') Jadwiga Smosarska as Rena Czarska Mieczysław Frenkiel as Józef Czarski, Rena's father Bogusław Samborski as Police Col. Sierow Mira Zimińska as Janka Mirska Maria Chaveau as Charwoman Eugeniusz Bodo as Worker Kazimierz Justian as Spy Jan Belina
Bibliography
Skaff, Sheila. The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939. Ohio University Press, 2008.