Certainly one of the highest achievements of the 1960 Polish cinema, and a stirring nationalistic epic. Based on a classic novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Knights of the Teutonic Order is a vivid portrayal of customs and life in medieval Poland, brilliantly directed by Aleksander Ford. Cast: Andrzej Szalawski and Grazyna Staniszewska.
Color, 175 mins. 1960.