Gehenna, also known as Through Hell or Anguish, is a 1938 Polish melodrama film based on the 1914 novel of the same name by and directed by Michał Waszyński.
Plot After her mother's death, teenage Ania is cared for by her uncle Kościesza. While walking in the forest, Ania meets Prince Andrzej, and they fall in love. However, her uncle does not want to agree to this marriage, explaining that he would then have to give up the estate he manages. However, it turns out that the real reason is different. Uncle Kościesza also desires this girl despite their blood relationship. Desperate, Ania runs away to Andrzej. Kościesza decides to take revenge.
Cast Lidia Wysocka... Ania Tarłówna Witold Zacharewicz ... Prince Andrzej Olelkowicz Bogusław Samborski ... Uncle Kościesza Ina Benita... Lorka, Ania's cousin Wlodzimierz Lozinski ... Jaś, Ania's cousin Antoni Fertner ... The Veterinarian Mieczysława Ćwiklińska ... Ewelina, the housekeeper Józef Orwid ... Grzegorz, the gamekeeper Jerzy Woskowski ... The lame tramp Stanisława Wysocka ... Ksenobia - the prince's nanny Seweryna Broniszówna ... Gypsy fortune teller Tadeusz Wesolowski ... Okszta, the pilot Tamara Paslawska ... The Gypsy queen Wanda Jakubinska ... Ania's mother Stefan Hnydziński ... The prince's manservant
External links
(Polish) Gehenna on Film Web (Polish) Gehenna on Fototeka Gehenna—the novel by on which the film is based (in Polish).