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Summary
Jan and Maria become a couple in 1930s Kraków. Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails. They struggle with poverty and extreme humiliation. Their attempt to survive leads to a desperate crime.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 66
Letterboxd · 983 ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 10 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −36 min on the typical 106
typical 10670Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Released
1973
May 11, 1973
53 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaHistoryLanguage
Polish
Original language
Made in
Poland
13 of 13
Franciszek TrzeciakJan Malisz
Anna NieborowskaMaria Maliszowa
Irena ŁadosiównaOld Woman
Lucyna WinnickaPhotographic Studio Owner
Ewa ZdzieszyńskaEwa- HSHalina Szram-KijowskaElderly Couple's Daughter
Jerzy BlockOld Man
Marcel NovekParty Guest
Edward RadulskiEdek
Janusz SykuteraArchitect
Jerzy StuhrMalisz's Brother
Marian DziędzielMan Examining Malisz's Works (uncredited)
Bogusław SochnackiSentence Reader (voice) (uncredited)
Directing · 5
- Grzegorz Królikiewicz Director, Screenplay
- Krzysztof Wojciechowski First Assistant Director
- Marian Zietkiewicz Assistant Director
- Maria Braum Assistant Director
- Ewa Andrzejewska Assistant Director
Production · 5
- Tadeusz Slaby Assistant Production Manager
- Czesław Magnowski Production Consultant, Stunts
- Jerzy Ciemnolonski Assistant Production Manager
- Jerzy Rutowicz Production Manager
- Waldemar Król Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 4
- Bogdan Dziworski Director of Photography
- Zdzislaw Kaczmarek Camera Operator
- Tadeusz Jaworski Assistant Camera
- Paweł Czech Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Zofia Dwornik Editor
- Anna Rubińska Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
- Henryk Kuźniak Music
- Janusz Hajdun Music
- Jerzy Wroński Sound
- Hieronim Langner Sound Assistant
Art · 3
- Jarosław Świtoniak Production Design
- Zbigniew Warpechowski Set Decoration
- Stanisław Moruzgała Assistant Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Hanna Morawiecka Costume Design
- Jadwiga Świętosławska Makeup Artist
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