{{Short description|2015 Polish-language science fiction and fantasy short film series}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = {{Plainlist| * Science fiction * Fantasy }} | based_on = {{Plainlist| * Sir Twardowski<ref name=t2/> * Wawel Dragon<ref name=t2/> * Basilisk<ref name=ba/> * Baba Yaga<ref name=ja/> }} | developer = Tomasz Bagiński | director = Tomasz Bagiński | writer = {{Plainlist| *Błażej Dzikowski *Dominik L. Marzec }} | starring = {{Plainlist| *Robert Więckiewicz *Aleksandra Kasprzyk *Kim Kold *Tomasz Włosok *Tomasz Drabek *Piotr Machalica *Paweł Domagała *Katarzyna Pośpiech }} | music = Atanas Valkov | country = Poland | language = Polish | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 5 | list_episodes = #Short films | executive_producer = Katarzyna Fukacz | producer = {{Plainlist| *Marcin Dyczak *Anna Iller *Aleksandra Sulej *Jarosław Sawko *Piotr Sikora }} | cinematography = {{Plainlist| * Łukasz Żal (ep. 1–2) * Marian Prokop (ep. 3–5) }} | editor = {{Plainlist| *Wojciech Jagiełło *Marta Wiśniewska
}} | camera = | runtime = 9–20 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| *Allegro *Platige Image }} | network = YouTube | first_aired = {{Start date|2015|12|15}} | last_aired = {{End date|2016|12|09}} }} '''''Polish Legends''''' (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.<ref name=t2>{{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}}</ref><ref name=ba>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name=t2/><ref name=ja/> It is based on Polish legends and folk tales, including: Sir Twardowski, Wawel Dragon,<ref name=t2/> Basilisk,<ref name=ba/> and Baba Yaga.<ref name=ja>{{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}}</ref>
== 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 a woman robot *Weronika Wachowska and Julianna Piotrowska as Basilisk (voice)
== Short films == {{Episode table|background=#C9D5E2 |overall=5 |title=20 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=10 |viewers=8 |country= |writerT=Written by |episodes= {{Episode list|sublist|Polish Legends |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = Twardowsky |DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński |WrittenBy = Błażej Dzikowski |OriginalAirDate = 15 December 2015 |Viewers = 7<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRdYz8cnOW4|website=youtube.com|title=Legendy Polskie. Film TWARDOWSKY. Allegro|date=15 December 2015 }}</ref> |ShortSummary = |LineColor = }} {{Episode list|sublist|Polish Legends |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = The Dragon |DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński |WrittenBy = Błażej Dzikowski |OriginalAirDate = 30 November 2015 |Viewers = 5.75<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J_Y12RqeLM|website=youtube.com|title=Legendy Polskie. Film SMOK. Allegro|date=30 November 2015 }}</ref> |ShortSummary = |LineColor = }} {{Episode list|sublist|Polish Legends |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = Twardowsky 2.0 |DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński |WrittenBy = Błażej Dzikowski |OriginalAirDate = 16 September 2016 |Viewers = 5.9<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |ShortSummary = |LineColor = }} {{Episode list|sublist|Polish Legends |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = Operation Basilisc |DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński |WrittenBy = Dominik L. Marzec |OriginalAirDate = 9 November 2016 |Viewers = 9.4<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |ShortSummary = |LineColor = }} {{Episode list|sublist|Polish Legends |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title = Yaga |DirectedBy = Tomasz Bagiński |WrittenBy = Błażej Dzikowski |OriginalAirDate = 9 December 2016 |Viewers = 8.13<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKbuFYd468w|website=youtube.com|title=Legendy Polskie. Film Jaga. Allegro|date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> |ShortSummary = |LineColor = }} }}
== 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.<ref name=film1>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name=kaw>{{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}}</ref> 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)<ref name=kaw/> * ''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:<ref name=book1>Elżbieta Cherezińska, Jakub Małecki, Radek Rak, Rafał Kosik, Robert M. Wegner, Łukasz Orbitowski, ''Legendy Polskie'', Allegro, 2015.</ref> * ''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.<ref name=book1/>
=== ''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== 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).<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== 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.<ref name=t2/>
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Polish science fiction films Category:Polish short films Category:Short film series Category:Science fiction film series Category:2015 science fiction films Category:2016 science fiction films Category:Fantasy film series Category:2015 fantasy films Category:2016 fantasy films Category:Films based on Slavic mythology Category:Polish web series Category:2015 web series debuts Category:2016 web series endings Category:Films set on the Moon Category:Films set in outer space Category:Films set in Kraków Category:Films set in Poland