The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Zbigniew Cybulski and Sonja Ziemann play lovers struggling to find happiness and privacy in overcrowded Warsaw. The movie shows an honest picture of life in a war-damaged city, contrasting the characters' difficulties with their dreams of a better life. It was banned in Poland in 1958 and would not be seen anywhere until its European release one year later.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Aleksander FordDirector
- Marek HłaskoScreenplay
- Aleksander FordScreenplay
Cast
- Sonja ZiemannAgnieszka Walicka
- Zbigniew CybulskiPiotr Terlecki
- Barbara PołomskaEla, Agnieszka's friend
- Ilse SteppatMrs. Walicka
- Emil KarewiczZawadzki
- Bum KrügerStefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father
- Tadeusz ŁomnickiGrzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother
- Jan ŚwiderskiJournalist
- Zbigniew WójcikPainter
- Władysław DewoynoMO Lieutenant
- Roman HubczenkoAccomodation Department Clerk
- Leon Niemczyk"Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"