The Saragossa Manuscript

Based On the book by Jan Potocki

The Saragossa Manuscript (Polish: Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie, "The Manuscript found in Zaragoza") is a 1965 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has, based on the 1815 novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki. Set primarily in Spain, it tells a frame story containing gothic, picaresque and erotic elements. In a deserted house during the Napoleonic Wars, two officers from opposing sides find a manuscript, which tells the tale of the Spanish officer's grandfather, Alphonso van Worden (Zbigniew Cybulski). Van Worden travelled in the region many years before, being plagued by evil spirits, and meeting such figures as a Qabalist, a sultan and a Romani person, who tell him further stories, many of which intertwine and interrelate with one another.

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Release date:

1965

Director:

Wojciech Jerzy Has

Cast:

Iga Cembrzyńska, Kazimierz Opaliński, Elżbieta Czyżewska, Beata Tyszkiewicz

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Year page:

1965 in adaptations