Janna (Polish: Janka) is a 1989 German-Polish children's television series. Set in the 1920s in a Polish village, the story recounts the adventures of Janna, the daughter of an innkeeper. In 1990, the concept was spun off into a television movie of the same name.
Synopsis The series is set in a Polish village in the 1920s and is about the adventures of the innkeeper's daughter Janna and two gangs of children, the "Wolves" and the "Eagles". After a duel between the gangs, Janna receives a ring from her dying aunt, who tells her that it has magical powers. The competition between the children's gangs is also reflected in the conflict between the adults: the conservative grandfather Nowak and the progressive Jakob Bromski, who introduces airplanes and electricity to the town, repeatedly clash. Janna's mother has a difficult relationship with her father and, against his will, is very fond of Jakob.
Cast and characters Polish version Agnieszka Krukówna as Janka Nowak Tadeusz Horvath as Julek Bromski Krzysztof Kowalewski as Oskar Nowak Joanna Żółkowska as Mother Marta Grzegorz Wons as Jakub Bromski Zofia Merle as servant Adela
German version Eva Michaelis as Janna Nowak Jan-David Rönfeldt as Julek Bromski Franz Josef Steffens as Oskar Nowak Monika Gabriel as Mother Marta Christian Brückner as Jakub Bromski Ursula Vogel as servant Adela
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