The Mill and the Cross

2011 · 1h36 · Film

Directed by Lech Majewski

Starring Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, Michael York, Joanna Litwin, Dorota Lis, Bartosz Capowicz, Mateusz Machnik, Marian Makula, Sylwia Szczerba, Wojciech Mierkulow

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

What would it be like to step inside a great work of art, have it come alive around you, and even observe the artist as he sketches the very reality you are experiencing? From Lech Majewski, one of Poland's most acclaimed filmmakers, The Mill and the Cross is a cinematic re-staging of Pieter Bruegel's masterpiece "Procession to Calvary," presented alongside the story of its creation.

Original title

Młyn i krzyż

Original language

Polish

Screenplay

Michael Francis Gibson, Lech Majewski

Music

Lech Majewski, Józef Skrzek

Cinematography

Lech Majewski, Adam Sikora

Cast

Joanna Litwin, Dorota Lis, Bartosz Capowicz, Mateusz Machnik, Marian Makula, Sylwia Szczerba, Wojciech Mierkulow, Ruta Kubas, Jan Wartak

Updated July 22, 2026

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