The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

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The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
Alicja Bachleda
  • Jerzy Skolimowski
    • CinematographyFabio Cianchetti
    Edited byTommaso Feraboli
    Music by
    • Roberto Cacciapaglia
    Production
    companies
    • Agresywna Banda
    • Martinelli Film Company International
    Distributed by
    • Monolith Films (Poland)
    • 01 Distribution (Italy)
    Release date
    • 12 October 2012 (2012-10-12) (Poland)
    Running time
    		114 minutes
    Countries
    • Poland
    • Italy
    LanguageEnglish
    Budget
    € 13,000,000
    Box office$ 2 143 479[1]

    The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (

    drama film based on the 1683 Battle of Vienna and directed by Renzo Martinelli. The film was released on 12 October 2012.[2][3]

    Plot

    Beginning after the

    King Jan III Sobieski (Jerzy Skolimowski), and curtailed Turkish expansion into European Christendom
    .

    Cast

    Production

    It took ten years to raise the film's $13,000,000 budget. In addition to the theatrical version, the filmmakers have prepared a longer version to be released on television as a

    mini-series.[2] Filming began in April 2011, with support from backers in Austria, Poland and Italy, with RAI supporting with 5.8 million euro, and another million euro from the Friuli region.[4]

    The title's allusion to the

    11 September 2001 attacks is intentional.[5] Director Martinelli explained that while that date is associated with the attacks on the United States, few people know that the date also marks the historical events of 1683 when 300,000 soldiers moved from Constantinople to Vienna with an intent to capture Rome and turn St. Peter's Basilica into a mosque.[4][6] In reality, though, the Battle of Vienna
    (Schlacht am Kahlenberg) took place on 12 September 1683.

    During production in June, it was first revealed that with a planned-for 13-week shooting schedule, the film would be using over 100 actors from Poland, the United States, Italy,

    extras and 3,000 horses in the battle scenes.[7] Filmmakers were unable to acquire permissions to use castle structures in Poland, and although interiors of Wilanów Palace were eventually used, castle exteriors were shot at Mantua, Lombardy, to represent that of King Jan III Sobieski.[8]
    The film was shot entirely in English with intention for worldwide distribution.[9]

    Reception

    While complaining that the film's special effects graphics resembled those of a low-resolution video game, Polityka noted that while based in the times and location of the Battle of Vienna, the film is not strictly historical, but is instead a fictional drama, like any other historical movie.[3]

    ISBN 8804519533
    ISBN 978-8804519539

    Home media

    On 22 July 2014, Phase 4 Films released the film on

    Catholic publishing house Ignatius Press announced they would be releasing a DVD for the film on 1 September 2022, under the English title The Siege of Vienna: September 11, 1683.[11][12]

    References

    1. ^ "Day of the Siege (2012)". Box Office Mojo.
    2. ^ a b "Bitwa pod Wiedniem nie jest filmem historycznym". Wprost (in Polish). October 8, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
    3. ^ a b Pietrasik, Zdzisław (October 9, 2012). "Blamaż pod Wiedniem". Polityka (in Polish). Retrieved January 30, 2013.
    4. ^ a b staff (September 17, 2010). "September Eleven, 1683 –2012 im Kino – Die Schlacht von Wien und die Twin Towers". Katholisches (in German). Retrieved January 30, 2013. "Ich will dabei helfen, zu verstehen, wo die Wurzeln für den 11. September 2001 zu suchen sind" (I wish viewers to understand the roots of the September 2001 attacks).
    5. ^ Anselmi, Michele (June 6, 2005). "Il mio film sull'11 settembre Ma quello di Vienna del 1683". il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved January 30, 2013.
    6. ^ Olivotto, Alexandra (June 27, 2011). "Martinelli, cineastul care sfidează Vaticanul". Evz.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 30, 2013.
    7. ^ staff (May 13, 2011). ""Bitwa pod Wiedniem": Kto zagra króla?". Newsweek Poland (in Polish). Retrieved January 30, 2013.
    8. ^ Kamila Baranowska, Janina Blikowska (September 9, 2011). "Kamila Baranowska, Janina Blikowska". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved January 31, 2013.
    9. ^ Viezzer, Alessandro (June 3, 2010). "Villa Stefanel diventa il set di un kolossal". La Tribuna di treviso (in Italian). Retrieved January 30, 2013.
    10. ^ "Amazon.com Day of the Siege product information". Amazon. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
    11. ^ "[Trailer] "The Siege of Vienna: September 11, 1683"". YouTube. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
    12. ^ "The Siege of Vienna: September 11, 1683". Ignatius Press. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

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