Polish Legends

{{Short description|2015 Polish-language science fiction and fantasy short film series}}

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| developer = Tomasz Bagiński

| director = Tomasz Bagiński

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Błażej Dzikowski
Dominik L. Marzec

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| music = Atanas Valkov

| country = Poland

| language = Polish

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| num_episodes = 5

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| executive_producer = Katarzyna Fukacz

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Marcin Dyczak
Anna Iller
Aleksandra Sulej
Jarosław Sawko
Piotr Sikora

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Łukasz Żal (ep. 1–2)
Marian Prokop (ep. 3–5)

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Wojciech Jagiełło
Marta Wiśniewska

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| network = YouTube

| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|12|15}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2016|12|09}}

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Polish Legends,{{efn|Polish: Legendy polskie}} also known as Polish Tales, is a Polish-language science fiction and fantasy short film series, produced by Allegro and Platige Image. It was directed by Tomasz Bagiński, and written by Błażej Dzikowski and Dominik L. Marzec.{{cite web|url=https://tech.wp.pl/twardowsky-2-0-juz-jest-czyli-legendy-polskie-powrocily-6039820270363777a?ticaid=117c07|author=G.W. Polska|website=tech.wp.pl|title=Twardowsky 2.0 już jest, czyli Legendy Polskie powróciły|date=16 September 2016|language=pl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.benchmark.pl/aktualnosci/operacja-bazyliszek-zobacz-nowy-film-tomasza-baginskiego.html|title=Operacja Bazyliszek - zobacz nowy film Tomasza Bagińskiego|date=9 November 2016|website=benchmark.pl|language=pl}} In the production also worked Marcin Kobylecki, Łukasz Alwast, Krzysztof Noworyta, Tobiasz Piątkowski, Jan Pomierny, and Marta Staniszewska. The series include 5 short films, that premiered in 2015 and 2016, on YouTube. It is based on Polish legends and folk tales, including: Sir Twardowski, Wawel Dragon, Basilisk, and Baba Yaga.{{cite web|url=https://www.benchmark.pl/aktualnosci/jaga-zobacz-nowy-film-z-serii-legendy-polskie.html|website=benchmark.pl|title=Jaga - zobacz nowy film z serii Legendy Polskie|date=9 December 2016|language=pl}}

Cast

Robert Więckiewicz as Jan Twardowsky
Aleksandra Kasprzyk as a devil woman
Kim Kold as Wawel Dragon
Tomasz Włosok as Janek Szewczyk
Vanessa Aleksander as Ola
Tomasz Drabek as Boruta
Piotr Machalica as Rokita
Paweł Domagała as Boguś Kołodziej
Olaf Lubaszenko as Eugeniusz Bardacha
Michalina Olszańska as Rzepicha
Katarzyna Pośpiech as Yaga
Jerzy Stuhr as St. Mary's Trumpet Call performer
Małgorzata Mikołajczak as the female robot
Weronika Wachowska and Julianna Piotrowska as Basilisk (voice)

Short films

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|DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński

|WrittenBy = Błażej Dzikowski

|OriginalAirDate = 15 December 2015

|Viewers = 7{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRdYz8cnOW4|website=youtube.com|title=Legendy Polskie. Film TWARDOWSKY. Allegro|date=15 December 2015 }}

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|Title = The Dragon

|DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński

|WrittenBy = Błażej Dzikowski

|OriginalAirDate = 30 November 2015

|Viewers = 5.75{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J_Y12RqeLM|website=youtube.com|title=Legendy Polskie. Film SMOK. Allegro|date=30 November 2015 }}

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|DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński

|WrittenBy = Błażej Dzikowski

|OriginalAirDate = 16 September 2016

|Viewers = 5.9{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-skpeuYmfE|website=youtube.com|title=Legendy Polskie. Film TWARDOWSKY 2.0. Allegro|date=16 September 2016 }}

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|Title = Operation Basilisc

|DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński

|WrittenBy = Dominik L. Marzec

|OriginalAirDate = 9 November 2016

|Viewers = 9.4{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS2xTGLCu-M|website=youtube.com|title=Legendy Polskie. Film Operacja Bazyliszek. Allegro|date=9 November 2016 }}

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|Title = Yaga

|DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński

|WrittenBy = Błażej Dzikowski

|OriginalAirDate = 9 December 2016

|Viewers = 8.13{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKbuFYd468w|website=youtube.com|title=Legendy Polskie. Film Jaga. Allegro|date=9 December 2016 }}

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Feature film

In May 2018, it was announced that Tomasz Bagiński would direct a feature film set in the universe of Polish Legends, titled Twardowsky 3.14. It was set to continue the story of the main characters from the shorts. It was announced that the movie would most likely premiere in late 2019, however, it never happened.{{cite web|url=https://www.antyradio.pl/Film/News/Twardowsky-3-14-z-cyklu-Legendy-Polskie-bedzie-filmem-pelnometrazowym-22740|title="Twardowsky 3.14" z cyklu "Legendy Polskie" będzie filmem pełnometrażowym|website=antyradio.pl|language=pl|access-date=2021-10-26|archive-date=2019-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010227/https://www.antyradio.pl/Film/News/Twardowsky-3-14-z-cyklu-Legendy-Polskie-bedzie-filmem-pelnometrazowym-22740|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.pl/kultura/filmy-i-seriale/pan-twardowski-w-filmie-twardowsky-314-tomasza-baginskiego/j31vjs1|title=Przygody Pana Twardowskiego doczekają się pełnometrażowej ekranizacji. Reżyserem Tomasz Bagiński|website=newsweek.pl|date=21 May 2018 |language=pl}}

Music videos

There were several song covers made for the project. Each song had its own music video set in the universe of the short series.{{cite web|url=https://magazyn.allegro.pl/16658-legendy-polskie-premiera-teledysku-cichosza|author=A. Stachowiak A|title=Legendy Polskie – premiera teledysku 'Cichosza'|website=magazyn.allegro.pl|language=pl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eska.pl/news/legendy-polskie-piosenka-moj-jest-ten-kawalek-podlogi-matheo-andrzej-donarski-aa-T8Jm-7Wof-Fmmb.html|website=eska.pl|title=Legendy Polskie - piosenka Mój jest ten kawałek podłogi (Matheo & Andrzej Donarski)|date=2016-11-17}} The songs were:

Aleja Gwiazd by Matheo and Anna Karwan (23 September 2016)
Mój jest ten kawałek podłogi by Matheo and Andrzej Donarski (16 November 2016)
Jaskółka uwięziona by Atanas Valkov and Georgina Tarasiuk (16 December 2016)
Cichosza by Marcin Macuk and Krzysztof Zalewski (6 June 2017)
Jezu jak się cieszę by Atanas Valkov and Skubas (11 July 2017)
Kocham wolność by Matheo and Damian Ukeje (8 October 2017)

Books

= ''Legendy Polskie'' =

An anthology titled Legendy Polskie, which consists of stories based on the Polish legends and folk tales, has been published on 30 November 2015 by Allegro. The stories were written by: Elżbieta Cherezińska, Rafał Kosik, Jakub Małecki, Łukasz Orbitowski, Radek Rak, Robert Wegner. The stories are:Elżbieta Cherezińska, Jakub Małecki, Radek Rak, Rafał Kosik, Robert M. Wegner, Łukasz Orbitowski, Legendy Polskie, Allegro, 2015.

Spójrz mi w oczy by Elżbieta Cherezińska, inspired by the Basilisk,
Śnięci rycerze by Rafał Kosik, inspired by the Dreaming Knights,
Zwyczajny gigant by Jakub Małecki, inspired by Sir Twardowski,
Niewidzialne by Łukasz Orbitowski, inspired by the Water of Life,
Kwiaty paproci by Radek Rak, inspired by the fern flower,
Milczenie owcy by Robert Wegner, inspired by the Wawel Dragon.

The book was originally published as an ebook, however in 2018, the paper version has been also published.

= ''Wywiad z Borutą'' =

The short story {{ill|Wywiad z Borutą|pl}} ("An Interview with Boruta") written by Łukasz Orbitowski and Michał Cetnarowski, has been published as an e-book and audiobook in June 2016 by Allegro (available online for free). It is set in the universe of the shorts. The authors have been awarded the Janusz A. Zajdel Award for the book.{{cite web|url=https://paradoks.net.pl/read/33311-zajdle-2017-rozdane|title=Zajdle 2017 rozdane!|website=paradoks.net.pl|date=27 August 2017 |language=pl}} It was originally published as an ebook, and in 2018, it was also published in the paper version. It has an audiobook version, recorded by Krystyna Janda and Tomasz Drabek.{{cite web|url=https://spidersweb.pl/rozrywka/2016/07/01/legendy-polskie-wywiad-z-boruta-audiobook-ebook|title=Legendy Polskie wracają. Tym razem czas na audiobooka i ebooka|author=Jakub Grygiel|date=1 July 2016|language=pl}}

Interactive film

In 2025, Allegro released an interactive film titled Allegroverse 25: Legenda Allegrowicza, to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Filmed from a point of view of the audience, its story included characters from the previous Polish Legends shorts, such as Yaga, Boruta, and Basilisk, as well as the Gradfather (Robert Mazurkiewicz), a character from a popular 2016 Allegro commercial, and new characters, such as Mrs. Twardowsa (Danuta Stenka), Master Pay (Sebastian Dela), and Andrzej (Andrzej Grabowski).{{cite web|url=https://nowymarketing.pl/allegroverse-25-legenda-allegrowicza-premiera-interaktywnego-filmu-jubileuszowego-od-allegro/|website=nowymarketing.pl|language=pl|title='Allegroverse 25: Legenda Allegrowicza': premiera interaktywnego filmu jubileuszowego od Allegro|date=2 January 2025}}

Reception

The shorts were met with a positive reaction by the viewers, with the first two shorts, Twardowsky and The Dragon, gaining 6 million views in the first few weeks after their premiere.