The Mill and the Cross

The Mill and the Cross
Directed byLech Majewski
Written byMichael Francis Gibson
Lech Majewski
Produced byGeorge Lekovic
Lech Majewski
Freddy Olsson
Dorota Roszkowska
StarringRutger Hauer
Charlotte Rampling
Michael York
CinematographyLech Majewski
Adam Sikora
Edited byEliot Ems
Norbert Rudzik
Music byLech Majewski
Józef Skrzek
Production
companies
Angelus Silesius
Telewizja Polska
Arkana Studio
Bokomotiv Filmproduktion
Release dates
  • 23 January 2011 (2011-01-23) (Sundance)
  • 18 March 2011 (2011-03-18) (Poland)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesPoland
Sweden
LanguagesEnglish 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.