Gehenna (1938 film)

1938 film

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Gehenna

Directed by| Michał Waszyński
Written by| Helena Mniszek (novel), Anatol Stern (writer)
Starring| Lidia Wysocka, Witold Zacharewicz, Bogusław Samborski, Ina Benita
Cinematography| Albert Wywerka
Music by| Ivo Wesby

Release date

* 29 October 1938 (1938-10-29)

Running time

| 80 minutes
Country| Poland
Language| Polish

Gehenna, also known as Through Hell or Anguish is a 1938 Polish melodrama film based on the 1914 novel of the same name by Helena Mniszkówna [pl] and directed by Michał Waszyński.

## Plot

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After her mother's death, teenage Ania is cared for by her uncle Kościesza. While walking in the forest, Ania meets Prince Andrzej, and they fall in love. However, her uncle does not want to agree to this marriage, explaining that he would then have to give up the estate he manages. However, it turns out that the real reason is different. Uncle Kościesza also desires this girl despite their blood relationship. Desperate, Ania runs away to Andrzej. Kościesza decides to take revenge.

## Cast

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* Lidia Wysocka... Ania Tarłówna
* Witold Zacharewicz ... Prince Andrzej Olelkowicz
* Bogusław Samborski ... Uncle Kościesza
* Ina Benita... Lorka, Ania's cousin
* Wlodzimierz Lozinski ... Jaś, Ania's cousin
* Antoni Fertner ... The Veterinarian
* Mieczysława Ćwiklińska ... Ewelina, the housekeeper
* Józef Orwid ... Grzegorz, the gamekeeper
* Jerzy Woskowski ... The lame tramp
* Stanisława Wysocka ... Ksenobia - the prince's nanny
* Seweryna Broniszówna ... Gypsy fortune teller
* Tadeusz Wesolowski ... Okszta, the pilot
* Tamara Paslawska ... The Gypsy queen
* Wanda Jakubinska ... Ania's mother
* Stefan Hnydziński ... The prince's manservant

## External links

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* Gehenna at IMDb
* Gehenna at  filmpolski.pl (Polish)
* Gehenna on Film Web (Polish)
* Gehenna on Fototeka
* Gehenna—the novel by Helena Mniszkówna [pl] on which the film is based (in Polish).

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Films directed by Michał Waszyński

1920s|

* Pod banderą miłości (1929)

1930s|

* Kult ciała (1930)
* Niebezpieczny romans (1930)
* Uwiedziona (1931)
* Bezimienni bohaterowie (1932)
* Sound of the Desert (1932)
* Sto metrów miłości (1932)
* His Excellency, The Shop Assistant (1933)
* The Twelve Chairs (1933)
* Prokurator Alicja Horn (1933)
* Zabawka (1933)
* Co mój mąż robi w nocy (1934)
* Parade of the Reservists (1934)
* Pieśniarz Warszawy (1934)
* Love, Cherish, Respect (1934)
* Black Pearl (1934)
* Police Chief Antek (1935)
* ABC miłości (1935)
* Jaśnie pan szofer (1935)
* Wacuś (1935)
* Panienka z poste restante (1935)
* Granny Had No Worries (1935)
* Bolek i Lolek (1936)
* Będzie lepiej (1936)
* 30 karatów szczęścia (1936)
* Dodek na froncie (1936)
* Bohaterowie Sybiru (1936)
* Daddy Gets Married (1936)
* Znachor (1937)
* The Dybbuk (1937)
* Rena (1938)
* Kobiety nad przepaścią (1938)
* Second Youth (1938)
* Ostatnia brygada (1938)
* Profesor Wilczur (1938)
* Gehenna (1938)
* Serce matki (1938)
* The Vagabonds (1939)
* The Three Hearts (1939)

1940s|

* Wielka droga (1946)
* Unknown Man of San Marino (1946)
* Fire Over the Sea (1947)
* La grande strada (1948)

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