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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The Decalogue canonical 3
Decalogue I 1
Decalogue V 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish film series
anthology film series
television drama series
cinematographyBy Piotr Sobociński
Slawomir Idziak
countryOfBroadcast Poland
countryOfOrigin Poland
creator Krzysztof Kieślowski
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Krzysztof Kieślowski
distribution international film festivals
expandedInto A Short Film About Killing
A Short Film About Love
firstReleaseDate 1989
format series of ten films
genre drama
television film
hasPart Decalogue I
linked to: The Decalogue

Decalogue II
Decalogue III
linked to: Dekalog: Three

Decalogue IV
linked to: Dekalog

Decalogue IX
linked to: Decalogue

Decalogue V
linked to: Dekalog: Five

Decalogue VI
linked to: Dekalog: Six

Decalogue VII
Decalogue VIII
linked to: Decalogue

Decalogue X
linked to: Dekalog: Ten
inspiredBy Ten Commandments
location Warsaw
musicBy Zbigniew Preisner
notableEpisode Decalogue V
linked to: Dekalog: Five

Decalogue VI
linked to: Dekalog: Six
numberOfEpisodes 10
numberOfSeasons 1
originalLanguage Polish
linked to: Polish language
originalNetwork Telewizja Polska
productionCompany Telewizja Polska
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
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
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

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Krzysztof Kieślowski notableWork The Decalogue
Timkat tabotRepresents Tablets of the Law
linked to: The Decalogue
Zbigniew Zamachowski notableWork The Decalogue
A Short Film About Killing basedOn Decalogue V
linked to: The Decalogue
The Decalogue hasPart Decalogue I
linked to: The Decalogue
Krzysztof Piesiewicz notableWork The Decalogue
Krzysztof Piesiewicz notableWork The Decalogue television series
linked to: The Decalogue