The film is set in the 17th century during the Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the years 1655 to 1658, known as The Deluge, which was eventually thwarted by Polish-Lithuanian forces. However, a quarter of the Polish-Lithuanian population died from the war and plague, and the country's economy was devastated.
Despite this Polish Captains Wolodjosky (dark hair) and Kmicic (blonde) manage to find the time to have a swordfight over a foid in the pissing rain.
Actors Tadeusz Łomnicki and Daniel Olbrychski trained with sabers for months for this scene and were instructed by director Jerzy Hoffman to really go for each other. Łomnicki mistimes a thrust at one point and almost hits Olbrychski across the head- a blow which could have been fatal.
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