The Hexer (film)
2001 film by Marek Brodzki / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 2001 Polish fantasy feature film.. For the 2002 TV series, see The Hexer (TV series). For the Netflix TV series, see The Witcher (TV series). For the 1964 Edgar Wallace film, see Der Hexer (1964 film).
The Hexer[lower-alpha 1] or The Witcher[lower-alpha 2] (Polish: Wiedźmin) is a 2001 Polish fantasy film directed by Marek Brodzki and written by Michał Szczerbic. It stars Michał Żebrowski as Geralt of Rivia. The story is based on the books and stories of The Witcher written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.
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The Hexer | |
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Polish | Wiedźmin |
Directed by | Marek Brodzki |
Screenplay by | Michał Szczerbic |
Based on | The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski |
Produced by | Paweł Poppe Lew Rywin |
Starring | Michał Żebrowski Zbigniew Zamachowski Maciej Kozłowski |
Cinematography | Bogdan Stachurski |
Edited by | Wanda Zeman |
Music by | Grzegorz Ciechowski |
Production company | Heritage Films |
Distributed by | Vision Film Distribution |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Budget | zł 18,820,000 (USD$4.6 million[1]) |
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The 13-episode television series came out the following year. The film has been described as essentially the then-unreleased television series condensed into a two-hour film, and received very poor reviews from both fans and critics.[2][3] The film was the first attempt to adapt The Witcher universe to cinema.[2]