Poland: a proud heritage

United States, 1989

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Episode of Series “Video visits”.
Visit Poland, the land of lakes, palaces, forests, cathedrals, sandy beaches and heroes and legends of the past. Visit the capital of Warsaw with its newly restored historical buildings. In Castle Square see the Royal Castle and Sigmund’s Column, the symbol of the city. Travel to Cracow’s Wawel Hill, the ancient seat of Polish kings and hear Polish folklore in the Tatras mountains. Experience the serenity of Bialowieza, Europe’s last virgin woodland. Pause in reflection at the Auschwitz Memorial, travel down the Dunajec River and visit the monastery of Jasna Gora, to see the Black Madonna.

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Credits

director

Andrew K Slodkowski

co-producer

Andrew K Slodkowski

Chris Valentini

production company

Hughes Leisure Group

Duration

00:55:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1989

Appears in

Video visits

Group of items

Video visits

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303374

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Krakow (Poland)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Poland

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Warsaw (Poland)

Places → Krakow (Poland)

Places → Poland

Places → Warsaw (Poland)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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