Originally made for Polish television, “The Decalogue” focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Its ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | I Am the Lord Thy God; Thou Shalt Have No Other God But Me | 1989-12-10 | 55 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain | 1990-05-11 | 55 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Remember the Sabbath Day, to Keep It Holy | 1990-05-18 | 55 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother | 1990-05-25 | 55 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | 1990-06-01 | 55 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery | 1990-06-08 | 55 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Thou Shalt Not Steal | 1990-06-15 | 55 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbour | 1990-06-22 | 55 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour's Wife | 1990-06-29 | 55 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour's Goods | 1990-07-06 | 55 min |
| Production | Ryszard Chutkowski | Producer |
| Editing | Ewa Smal | Editor |
| Sound | Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Krzysztof Kiersznowski | Director |
