The Mill and the Cross
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| Directed by | Lech Majewski |
| Written by | Michael Francis Gibson Lech Majewski |
| Produced by | George Lekovic Lech Majewski Freddy Olsson Dorota Roszkowska |
| Starring | Rutger Hauer Charlotte Rampling Michael York |
| Cinematography | Lech Majewski Adam Sikora |
| Edited by | Eliot Ems Norbert Rudzik |
| Music by | Lech Majewski Józef Skrzek |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Poland Sweden |
| Languages | English and Spanish |
| Budget | €1.1 million |
The Mill and the Cross (Polish: Młyn i krzyż) is a 2011 drama film directed by Lech Majewski and starring Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, and Michael York. It is inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 1564 painting The Procession to Calvary, and based on Michael Francis Gibson's 1996 book The Mill and the Cross. The film was a Polish-Swedish co-production. Filming on the project wrapped in August 2009. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011.