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A Short Film About Killing (1988)

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Krzysztof Kieślowski

Synopsis

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

Actors

Mirosław Baka
Mirosław Baka
Jacek Łazar
Krzysztof Globisz
Krzysztof Globisz
Piotr Balicki
Jan Tesarz
Jan Tesarz
Waldemar Rekowski
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Przewodniczacy Komisji
Barbara Dziekan
Barbara Dziekan
Bileterka
Aleksander Bednarz
Aleksander Bednarz
Kat
Jerzy Zass
Jerzy Zass
Naczelnik
Zdzisław Tobiasz
Zdzisław Tobiasz
Judge
Artur Barciś
Artur Barciś
Young Man
Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Janda
Dorota
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Andrzej
Leonard Andrzejewski
Leonard Andrzejewski
Wieslaw Bednarz
Wieslaw Bednarz
Zbigniew Borek
Zbigniew Borek
Ryszard W. Borsucki
Ryszard W. Borsucki
Władysław Byrdy
Władysław Byrdy
Andrzej Gawroński
Andrzej Gawroński
Henryk Guzek
Henryk Guzek
Iwona Głębicka
Iwona Głębicka
Photo Store Clerk
Elzbieta Helman
Elzbieta Helman
Beatka
Marzena Manteska
Marzena Manteska
Piotr's Wife
Małgorzata Pieczyńska
Małgorzata Pieczyńska
Fortune Teller
Zdzisław Rychter
Zdzisław Rychter
Cartoonist

Crews

Magdalena Dipont
Magdalena Dipont
Set Decoration
Ryszard Chutkowski
Ryszard Chutkowski
Producer
Ewa Smal
Ewa Smal
Editor
Halina Dobrowolska
Halina Dobrowolska
Production Design
Hanna Ćwikło
Hanna Ćwikło
Costume Design
Małgorzata Obłoza
Małgorzata Obłoza
Costume Design
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Director
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Author
Halina Dobrowolska
Halina Dobrowolska
Art Direction
Slawomir Idziak
Slawomir Idziak
Director of Photography
Zbigniew Preisner
Zbigniew Preisner
Original Music Composer
Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Author
Dorota Sewerynska
Dorota Sewerynska
Makeup Artist
Miroslawa Serafin
Miroslawa Serafin
Script Supervisor
Urszula Reklajtis
Urszula Reklajtis
Assistant Editor
Jolanta Wlodarczyk
Jolanta Wlodarczyk
Assistant Costume Designer
Jerzy Tomczuk
Jerzy Tomczuk
Gaffer
Jacek Cichecki
Jacek Cichecki
Still Photographer
Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski
Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski
Sound
Małgorzata Jaworska
Małgorzata Jaworska
Sound

Trailers and other movies

A Short Film About Killing (POL 1988 | K. Kieślowski)
Kryzsztof Kieslowski introduces A Short Film About Killing

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