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Under the Phrygian Star (1954)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Writer : Igor Newerly, Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Synopsis

With the second part of his Cellulose Diptych, award-winning director Jerzy Kawalerowicz returns to protagonist Szczesny, now a full-fledged, middle-aged communist militant in pre-war Poland. Based on the writings of Igor Newerly, Kawalerowicz's epic chronicles the romance between Szczesny and the charismatic Madzia, as the ill-fated pair fall in love amid the social and political upheaval of their homeland.

Actors

Józef Nowak
Józef Nowak
Szczęsny "Bida"
Lucyna Winnicka
Lucyna Winnicka
Magda
Halina Przybylska
Halina Przybylska
Weronka, sister of Szczęsny
Stanisław Jasiukiewicz
Stanisław Jasiukiewicz
Bolesław Gąbiński, a worker in "Cellulose", a police reporter
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Jan Gawlikowski
Jerzy Szpunar
Jerzy Szpunar
Stanisław Rychlik
Stanisław Milski
Stanisław Milski
Szczesny's Father
Zofia Perczyńska
Zofia Perczyńska
Kachna
Bolesław Płotnicki
Bolesław Płotnicki
Olejniczak
Bronisław Pawlik
Bronisław Pawlik
Leon
Janusz Jaroń
Janusz Jaroń
Chrobotek
Tadeusz Kondrat
Tadeusz Kondrat
Lubart
Aleksander Sewruk
Aleksander Sewruk
Wajszyc
Małgorzata Lorentowicz
Małgorzata Lorentowicz
Wajszycowa
Maciej Maciejewski
Maciej Maciejewski
Tomczewski
Janusz Strachocki
Janusz Strachocki
Klusiewicz
Saturnin Butkiewicz
Saturnin Butkiewicz
Butcher Eustachy Kleszcz, Korbal's father-in-law (uncredited)
Jerzy Walczak
Jerzy Walczak
Speaker (uncredited)
Zbigniew Skowroński
Zbigniew Skowroński
MP Roman Korbal
Janina Traczykówna
Janina Traczykówna
Fela
Feliks Chmurkowski
Feliks Chmurkowski
foreman
Józef Gliński
Józef Gliński
Walek, Szczęsny's brother
Wacław Kowalski
Wacław Kowalski
Party member
Ludwik Benoit
Ludwik Benoit
Perehubka
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Party member
Kazimierz Opaliński
Kazimierz Opaliński
Nepomucen Lapiec
Jadwiga Andrzejewska
Jadwiga Andrzejewska
Tomczewska
Józef Czerniawski
Józef Czerniawski
Cat, police officer conducting a search at Tomczewski's (uncredited)
Zofia Stefanska
Zofia Stefanska
Jadzia
Ludwik Wytysiński
Ludwik Wytysiński
Peasant Rib (uncredited)
Ludwik Bednarek
Ludwik Bednarek
Wladek
Wojciech Zagórski
Wojciech Zagórski
Rybon
Ruth Taru-Kowalska
Ruth Taru-Kowalska
Lubartowa
Henryk Staszewski
Henryk Staszewski
Worker (uncredited)
Alicja Raciszówna
Alicja Raciszówna
Party Woman (uncredited)
Zygmunt Malawski
Zygmunt Malawski
Worker (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Party Member (uncredited)
Jerzy Antczak
Jerzy Antczak
Worker (uncredited)
Zofia Goldberg
Zofia Goldberg
Weapons Lubartówna (uncredited)

Crews

Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Director
Igor Newerly
Igor Newerly
Screenplay
Igor Newerly
Igor Newerly
Novel
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Screenplay
Seweryn Kruszyński
Seweryn Kruszyński
Director of Photography
Stanisław Skrowaczewski
Stanisław Skrowaczewski
Music
Zofia Dwornik
Zofia Dwornik
Editor
Roman Mann
Roman Mann
Production Design

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