Gehenna (1938 film)

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.

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

Plot

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

• 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

• 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).