The Decalogue

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The Decalogue is a critically acclaimed Polish television drama series of ten films directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, each loosely inspired by one of the Ten Commandments and exploring complex moral and ethical dilemmas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish film series
anthology film series
television drama series
cinematographyBy Piotr Sobociński NERFINISHED
Slawomir Idziak NERFINISHED
countryOfBroadcast Poland NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Poland
creator Krzysztof Kieślowski NERFINISHED
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Krzysztof Kieślowski NERFINISHED
distribution international film festivals
expandedInto A Short Film About Killing NERFINISHED
A Short Film About Love NERFINISHED
firstReleaseDate 1989
format series of ten films
genre drama
television film
hasPart Decalogue I NERFINISHED
Decalogue II NERFINISHED
Decalogue III NERFINISHED
Decalogue IV NERFINISHED
Decalogue IX NERFINISHED
Decalogue V NERFINISHED
Decalogue VI NERFINISHED
Decalogue VII NERFINISHED
Decalogue VIII NERFINISHED
Decalogue X NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Ten Commandments NERFINISHED
location Warsaw NERFINISHED
musicBy Zbigniew Preisner NERFINISHED
notableEpisode Decalogue V NERFINISHED
Decalogue VI NERFINISHED
numberOfEpisodes 10
numberOfSeasons 1
originalLanguage Polish NERFINISHED
originalNetwork Telewizja Polska NERFINISHED
productionCompany Telewizja Polska NERFINISHED
recognizedAs one of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s major works
one of the greatest television series of all time
releasePeriod 1989–1990
runningTimePerEpisode about 55 minutes
screenplayCollaboration Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz NERFINISHED
setting late-20th-century Warsaw housing estate
subjectMatter ordinary people facing moral choices
theme contemporary interpretation of the Ten Commandments
ethical dilemmas
moral dilemmas
writer Krzysztof Kieślowski NERFINISHED
Krzysztof Piesiewicz NERFINISHED

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Krzysztof Kieślowski notableWork The Decalogue