Special premiere showing of "Ogniem i Mieczem" lit by dozens of torches
The front of the theater was decorated with Polish and Cossack markings and dozens of torches. Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek and the authors granddaughter Maria Sienkiewicz attended the special premiere. Actors attended a simultaneous showing held at Warsaws Palace of Culture. ÇOgniem i Mieczem{, based on one volume of the Henryk Sienkiewicz trilogy, is the most expensive movie in Polands film history at a cost of $8.5 million. (Zycie Warszawy, page 9, Gazeta Wyborcza, page 1)
