Colonel Wolodyjowski

In 17th-century Poland, invading Turkish troops are crossing over the borders by the thousands. The country's only hope to fight off the incursions of the Ottoman Empire is heroic Col. Michal Wolodyjowski (Tadeusz Lomnicki). But there's a problem: Grief-stricken following the death of his fiancée, Wolodyjowski has decided to enter a monastery. Several soldiers launch an ingenious scheme to bring the trusted military man out of the cowl and back into his rightful place -- as their leader. …