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A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

18 November 1966

Country

Poland

Cast

Joanna Szczerbic

Joanna Szczerbic

Tram Driver

Jan Nowicki

Jan Nowicki

Protagonist

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Doctor

Maria Malicka

Maria Malicka

Restaurant Janitor

Zdzisław Maklakiewicz

Zdzisław Maklakiewicz

Magazine Salesman

Ryszard Pietruski

Ryszard Pietruski

Headwaiter

Bogdan Baer

Bogdan Baer

Man at the Bar

Henryk Bąk

Henryk Bąk

Doctor calling for Blood Donors

Marta Dutkiewicz

Marta Dutkiewicz

Stefan Friedmann

Stefan Friedmann

Tram Driver asking for Help

Bogdan Gutewicz

Bogdan Gutewicz

Ryszarda Hanin

Ryszarda Hanin

Tram Depot Boss

Andrzej Herder

Andrzej Herder

Maniuś

Małgorzata Lorentowicz

Małgorzata Lorentowicz

Housewife

Zygmunt Malanowicz

Zygmunt Malanowicz

Eddy

Gabriel Nehrebecki

Gabriel Nehrebecki

Elegant

Stanisław Tym

Stanisław Tym

Waiter - Announcer

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Fake Blind Man

Andrzej Żarnecki

Andrzej Żarnecki

Photographer

Janusz Bukowski

Janusz Bukowski

Pallbearer (uncredited)

Janusz Gajos

Janusz Gajos

Pallbearer (uncredited)

Anna Jaraczówna

Anna Jaraczówna

(uncredited)

Marian Kociniak

Marian Kociniak

Tram Driver with a "17" on his Neck (uncredited)

Zdzisław Leśniak

Zdzisław Leśniak

Waiter (uncredited)

Sławomir Lindner

Sławomir Lindner

Man brandishing a Saber in a Restaurant (uncredited)

Krzysztof Litwin

Krzysztof Litwin

Waiter (uncredited)

Adam Pawlikowski

Adam Pawlikowski

Waiter (uncredited)

Adam Perzyk

Adam Perzyk

Waiter (uncredited)

Barbara Prośniewska

Barbara Prośniewska

Nurse (uncredited)

Witold Sobociński

Witold Sobociński

Waiter Breaking the Plates (uncredited)

Teresa Szmigielówna

Teresa Szmigielówna

Crying Woman (uncredited)

Jerzy Turek

Jerzy Turek

Waiter (uncredited)

Marian Wojtczak

Marian Wojtczak

(uncredited)

Michał Żołnierkiewicz

Michał Żołnierkiewicz

Waiter - Barkeeper (uncredited)

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Waiter - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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