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Henryk Sienkiewicz(1846-1916)

  • Writer
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Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Sienkiewicz was born on 5 May 1846 in Wola Okrzejska, Poland, Russian Empire [now Wola Okrzejska, Lubelskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Quo Vadis (1951), Invasion 1700 (1962) and Janko the Musician (1930). He was married to Maria Babska, Maria Romanowska and Maria Emilia Kazimiera Szetkiewicz. He died on 15 November 1916 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.
BornMay 5, 1846
DiedNovember 15, 1916(70)
BornMay 5, 1846
DiedNovember 15, 1916(70)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor, Peter Ustinov, and Patricia Laffan in Quo Vadis (1951)
Quo Vadis
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1951
Invasion 1700 (1962)
Invasion 1700
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1962
Witold Conti and Stefan Rogulski in Janko the Musician (1930)
Janko the Musician
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1930
Na jasnym brzegu
  • Writer
  • 1921

Credits

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Writer

  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • author
    • novel
    • 2016–2026
  • Michal Zurawski, Antoni Pawlicki, and Michalina Labacz in Ogniem i mieczem (Audioplay) (2023)
    Ogniem i mieczem (Audioplay)
    Video
    • based on a novel by
    • 2023
  • Krzyzacy (Audioplay)
    Video
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • In Desert and Wilderness (2002)
    In Desert and Wilderness
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • based on a novel by
    • 2002
  • Pawel Delag and Magdalena Mielcarz in Quo vadis (2001)
    Quo vadis
    5.7
    • novel
    • 2001
  • Izabella Scorupco and Michal Zebrowski in Ogniem i mieczem (2001)
    Ogniem i mieczem
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • based on a novel by
    • 2001
  • W pustyni i w puszczy (2001)
    W pustyni i w puszczy
    5.3
    • novel
    • 2001
  • Izabella Scorupco in With Fire and Sword (1999)
    With Fire and Sword
    7.0
    • novel 'Ogniem i mieczem'
    • 1999
  • Quo Vadis? (1985)
    Quo Vadis?
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the novel by
    • 1985
  • Marynia (1984)
    Marynia
    6.2
    • novel "Rodzina Polanieckich"
    • 1984
  • Maciej Orlos in Hania (1984)
    Hania
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • novella
    • 1984
  • Rodzina Polanieckich (1978)
    Rodzina Polanieckich
    6.9
    TV Series
    • based on a novel by
    • 1979
  • Latarnik (1977)
    Latarnik
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • short story
    • 1977
  • Tomasz Medrzak and Monika Rosca in In Desert and Wilderness (1974)
    In Desert and Wilderness
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1974
  • The Deluge (1974)
    The Deluge
    7.6
    • novel
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Henryka Sienkiewicza
  • Born
    • May 5, 1846
    • Wola Okrzejska, Poland, Russian Empire [now Wola Okrzejska, Lubelskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • November 15, 1916
    • Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland(ischemic heart disease)
  • Spouses
      Maria BabskaMay 5, 1904 - November 15, 1916 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Bill Sienkiewicz(Great Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Rodzina Polanieckich".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

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    Polish author, who won the 1905 Nobel Prize in literature "because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer".
  • Quotes
    In truth there is only one deity, eternal, creative, all-powerful, Venus Genetrix. She brings souls together; she unites bodies and things.

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