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The Hourglass Sanatorium
The Hourglass Sanatorium

The Hourglass Sanatorium

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Josef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Josef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

12 December 1973

Country

Poland

Cast

Jan Nowicki

Jan Nowicki

Józef

Tadeusz Kondrat

Tadeusz Kondrat

Jakub

Irena Orska

Irena Orska

Józef's Mother

Filip Zylber

Filip Zylber

Rudolf

Halina Kowalska

Halina Kowalska

Adela

Gustaw Holoubek

Gustaw Holoubek

Dr. Gotard

Mieczysław Voit

Mieczysław Voit

Blind Conductor

Bożena Adamek

Bożena Adamek

Bianka

Ludwik Benoit

Ludwik Benoit

Szloma

Henryk Boukołowski

Henryk Boukołowski

Fireman

Seweryn Dalecki

Seweryn Dalecki

Teodor

Julian Jabczyński

Julian Jabczyński

Dignitary

Jerzy Przybylski

Jerzy Przybylski

Mr. de Voss

Wiktor Sadecki

Wiktor Sadecki

Dignitary

Janina Sokołowska

Janina Sokołowska

Nurse

Wojciech Standełło

Wojciech Standełło

Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant

Tadeusz Schmidt

Tadeusz Schmidt

Officer

Szymon Szurmiej

Szymon Szurmiej

Jewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses

Jan Szurmiej

Jan Szurmiej

Instructive Jewish Man

Michał Szwejlich

Michał Szwejlich

Jewish Man by the Ladder

Paweł Unrug

Paweł Unrug

Ornithologist

Marek Barbasiewicz

Marek Barbasiewicz

Waiter

Jerzy Bekker

Jerzy Bekker

Wax Figure of Napoleon III

Jerzy Braszka

Jerzy Braszka

Wax Figure of Leatherstocking

Zofia Bajuk

Zofia Bajuk

Wax Figure of Queen Elizabeth

Emir Buczacki

Emir Buczacki

Wax Figure of Benito Juarez

Romuald Drobaczyński

Romuald Drobaczyński

Andrzej Herder

Andrzej Herder

Wax Figure of Buffalo Bill

Jolanta Hanisz

Jolanta Hanisz

Bianka's Mother

J. Jablonski

J. Jablonski

Jerzy Janeczek

Jerzy Janeczek

Wax Figure of Luigi Lucheni

Marek Jasiński

Marek Jasiński

Elżbieta Kijowska

Elżbieta Kijowska

Leszek Kowalewski

Leszek Kowalewski

Wax Figure of a Young Genius

Mirosława Lombardo

Mirosława Lombardo

Wax Figure of Queen Draga

Irena Malkiewicz

Irena Malkiewicz

Lady in Black

Bolesław Mierzejewski

Bolesław Mierzejewski

Wax Figure of Franz Joseph I

Włodzimierz Nowak

Włodzimierz Nowak

Wax Figure of Archduke Maximilian

Barbara Okonska-Kozlowska

Barbara Okonska-Kozlowska

Tluja

Stanisław Olczyk

Stanisław Olczyk

Wax Figure of Victor Emmanuel

Józef Łodyński

Józef Łodyński

Majordomo in Panopticon

Czesław Piaskowski

Czesław Piaskowski

Wax Figure of Otto von Bismarck

P. Podgórski

P. Podgórski

Wax Figure of Maximilien de Robespierre

Edward Radulski

Edward Radulski

Barbara Rogalska

Barbara Rogalska

Waldemar Rutecki

Waldemar Rutecki

Wladyslaw Sitko

Wladyslaw Sitko

Wax Figure of Alfred Dreyfus

Waldemar Gawlik

Waldemar Gawlik

Nameless Man (uncredited)

Jolanta Jackowska

Jolanta Jackowska

Wax Figure of Charlotte Corday (uncredited)

Alicja Kluba

Alicja Kluba

Wax Figure of George Sand (uncredited)

Herman Lercher

Herman Lercher

Jew (uncredited)

Leopold Rene Nowak

Leopold Rene Nowak

Rudy / Ptak (uncredited)

Hans-Joachim Recknitz

Hans-Joachim Recknitz

Jew (uncredited)

Stefania Staszewska

Stefania Staszewska

Jewish Woman (uncredited)

Paweł Szurmiej

Paweł Szurmiej

(uncredited)

Ruth Taru-Kowalska

Ruth Taru-Kowalska

Jewish Woman (uncredited)

Gołda Tencer

Gołda Tencer

Jewish Woman (uncredited)

Irena Izykowska

Irena Izykowska

Bearded Woman at Final Party (uncredited)

Jerzy Trela

Jerzy Trela

Wesolek (uncredited)

Stanisław Tylczyński

Stanisław Tylczyński

Wax Figure of Thomas Edison (uncredited)

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