The Marshal

The Marshal

Directed by Michał Rosa

Produced by Studio Filmowe Kadr

2019120 min4.7 / 10

A historical drama about Polish independence fighter Józef Piłsudski navigating political compromise, violence, and personal sacrifice across a turbulent decade of revolution and national struggle.

The year 1901, a psychiatric hospital in the Russian partition. One of the patients is a political prisoner - Józef Piłsudski. The Polish underground independence movement is preparing their mission to rescue the famous activist. Piłsudski is freed, but he will not get back his idyll family life that he once knew. Uncertain years are coming, marked by revolutionary events, violence and betrayal. Pilsudski must find a way to man oeuvre on the boggy ground - between the conservative passivity of the Polish Socialist Party and the aggression against the invaders, resulting in retaliation. The year 1914 is coming, and the chance for restoring an independent country, independent Poland, is now or never.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Marshal sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Marshal scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Marshal violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Does The Marshal end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Marshal easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Marshal

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Marshal

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Marshal, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Marshal, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Marshal, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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