Argument About Basia (Polish: Awantura o Basi?) is a Polish novel by Kornel Makuszy?ski, written in 1936, but released one year later.
Author | Kornel Makuszy?ski |
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Original title | Awantura o Basi? |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1937 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Screenplay
The book tells the story of a little orphan girl, Basia, sent by train alone after her mother's death. When a piece of paper with an address of Basia's family is destroyed, Basia is taken by an actor who managed to read the address and takes the girl there. But he turns out to be wrong ...
It was filmed twice - in 1959 and 1995 (this time, also with a mini-series released in 1997).
1959 version
Black-and-white movie directed by Maria Kaniewska and starred :
- Ma?gorzata Piekarska as Basia
- Jerzy Duszy?ski as Mr Olszowski
- Ewa Krasnod?bska as Miss Olsza?ska
- Roman Niewiarowicz as Walicki
- Mieczys?aw Gajda as Szot
and others
1995 and 1997 versions
Starring :
- Agata Marciniak as little Basia
- Paulina Tworzya?ska as teenage Basia
- Piotr Fronczewski as Mr Olszowski
- Maria G?adkowska as Miss Olsza?ska
- Andrzej Szczepkowski as Walicki
- Jan Jankowski as Szot
and others