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Short Working Day
Short Working Day

Short Working Day

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A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

73 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

02 November 1995

Country

Poland

Cast

Wacław Ulewicz

Wacław Ulewicz

I sekretarz Komitetu Wojewódzkiego w Radomiu

Mirosław Siedler

Mirosław Siedler

Działacz KOR

Tadeusz Bartosik

Tadeusz Bartosik

członek egzekutywy KW w Radomiu

Paweł Nowisz

Paweł Nowisz

Henio, kierowca I sekretarza

Zbigniew Bielski

Zbigniew Bielski

Robotnik budujący barykadę

Elżbieta Kijowska

Elżbieta Kijowska

Bogusia, sekretarka I sekretarza

Lech Grzmociński

Lech Grzmociński

Komendant wojewódzki MO w Radomiu

Marek Kępiński

Marek Kępiński

Szef kancelarii KW w Radomiu

Barbara Dziekan

Barbara Dziekan

Żona mężczyzny rozwalającego hasło

Leon Charewicz

Leon Charewicz

Robotnik pod budynkiem KW

Wojciech Pilarski

Wojciech Pilarski

Sędzia

Tadeusz Mazowiecki

Tadeusz Mazowiecki

Obserwator procesu

Michał Szewczyk

Michał Szewczyk

Kapitan z komendy wojewódzkiej MO

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