Lesson of a Dead Language (1979)
Overview
An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of consumption. Suffering from feverish dreams and hallucinations, he begins to collect religious art and attends seances.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pl |
| Popularity | 0.933 |
Directed By
Janusz Majewski
Crew
Jerzy Blaszyński
Janusz Sosnowski
Andrzej Kurylewicz
Elżbieta Kurkowska
Wiesława Chojkowska
Zygmunt Samosiuk
Irmina Romanis
Jan Czerwiński
Tadeusz Drewno
Maria Wilun
Felicja Blaszynska
Irena Kosecka
Janusz Majewski
Janusz Majewski
Andrzej Kusniewicz
TOP CAST
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
porucznik Alfred Kiekeritz
Ewa Dałkowska
Olga Diana, medium
Małgorzata Pritulak
dróżniczka Liza Kut
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
leśniczy Szwanda
Juliusz Machulski
Moszko, strażnik jeńców
Irena Karel
pielęgniarka Irina
Marek Kondrat
porucznik von Traut
Piotr Pawłowski
doktor Stieglitz
Mieczysław Voit
dyrektor cyrku
Włodzimierz Boruński
Roth, recepcjonista w hotelu
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Valasek, naczelnik stacji
Kazimierz Iwor
Wasserzug, właściciel hotelu
Franciszek Trzeciak
Iwan Pelechaty, wachmistrz żandarmerii
Tadeusz Bartosik
major w łaźni
Ryszard Kotys
strażnik jeńców
Andrzej Mrowiec
pop z Turki
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
komunista Miron
Piotr Probosz
jeniec Iwan Bodrow
Krystyna Sznerr-Mierzejewska
Fabiola, właścicielka burdelu
Józef Zbiróg
Trau
Bogdan Baer
pop
Witold Dederko
pop
Ryszard Dreger
jeniec
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
dziedzic ze spalonego dworu
Borys Marynowski
oficer austriacki
Tatiana Sosna-Sarno
Nastka, służąca Szwandy
Krystyna Tolewska
[obsada aktorska]
Robert Mazurkiewicz
[obsada aktorska] (nie występuje w napisach)
Jerzy Prażmowski
jeniec (nie występuje w napisach)
Witold Skaruch
Kwasirzór, dyrektor gimnazjum (nie występuje w napisach)
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