During a pogrom in Poland on the eve of World War I, a group of Jews seek refuge from the Cossacks. The fugitives hide out in a rural inn, terrified that they may be given away at any moment.
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| Franciszek Pieczka | ... |
Tag
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| Wojciech Pszoniak | ... |
Josele
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| Jan Szurmiej | ... |
Kantor
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Ewa Domanska | ... |
Asia
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Wojciech Standello | ... |
Tzaddik
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| Liliana Komorowska | ... |
Jewdocha
(as Liliana Glabczynska)
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| Szymon Szurmiej | ... |
Wilf
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| Golda Tencer | ... |
Blanka Wilf
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Marek Wilk | ... |
Bum Kramer
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Zofia Bajuk | ... |
Mina
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Izabela Wieczorek | ... |
Lolka
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Seweryn Dalecki | ... |
Kramer
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Miroslawa Lombardo | ... |
Kramer's Wife
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| Stanislaw Igar | ... |
Apfelgrun
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| Zofia Saretok | ... |
Baroness
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| Leszek Kubanek | ... |
Priest
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| Ernestyna Winnicka | ... |
Tzaddik's Wife
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Feliks Szajnert | ... |
Gerson
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Mieczyslaw Bram | ... |
Wohl
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| Jan Hencz | ... |
Pritsch
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Szymon Herman | ... |
Solowiejczyk
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Herman Lercher | ... |
Rabbi
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| Aleksander Mincer | ... |
Young Hasid
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Henryk Rajfer | ... |
Young Hasid
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Michal Szwejlich | ... |
Old Hasid
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| Edward Zentara | ... |
Hasid
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Krzysztof Kupiec | ... |
Hasid
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Helena Kowalska | ... |
Solowiejczyk's Wife
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Gerard Ojeda | ... |
Hungarian Officer
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Michal Bialkowicz | ... |
Hasid
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Adam Czarko | ... |
Hasid
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Jerzy Walczak | ... |
Hasid
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| Renata Berger | ... |
Josele's Wife
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Ewa Gierlinska | ... |
Hasid's Wife
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Iwona Hofman | ... |
Hasid's Wife
(as I. Hofman)
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Alicja Malinowska | ... |
Hasid's Wife
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Stefania Staszewska | ... |
Hasid's Wife
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Elzbieta Strzalkowska | ... |
Hasid's Wife
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Helena Szurmiej | ... |
Hasid's Wife
(as H. Szurmiej)
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Etl Szyc | ... |
Roza Kramer
(as E. Szyc)
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Marek Weglarski | ... |
Hasid
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| Jerzy Celinski | ... |
Cossack
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| Ryszard Jablonski | ... |
Wohl's Son
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Adolf Peter Hoffmann | ... |
Emperor Franz Josef
(as A.P. Hoffmann)
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Werner Wieland | ... |
Aristocrat
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Artur Hofman | ... |
Hassid
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Waldemar Gawlik | ... |
Jew (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jerzy Kawalerowicz | ||
Written by
| Jerzy Kawalerowicz | ... | () |
| Tadeusz Konwicki | ... | () |
| Julian Stryjkowski | ... | (novel) |
| Julian Stryjkowski | ... | (screenplay) |
Music by
| Leopold Kozlowski | ||
Cinematography by
| Zygmunt Samosiuk | ||
Editing by
| Wieslawa Otocka | ||
Editorial Department
| Miroslawa Filipiak | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Jerzy Skrzepinski | ||
Set Decoration by
| Maria Karmolinska | ||
Costume Design by
| Agnieszka Domaniecka | ||
| Marian Stanczak | ||
Makeup Department
| Irena Czerwinska | ... | makeup artist |
| Irena Kosecka | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Urszula Orczykowska | ... | production manager |
| Zygmunt Wójcik | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tadeusz Proc | ... | assistant director |
| Andrzej Reiter | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Wojciech Wolniak | ... | design associate |
Sound Department
| Jerzy Blaszynski | ... | sound |
| Zygmunt Nowak | ... | sound effects editor |
Stunts
| Ryszard Janikowski | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jerzy Garstecki | ... | camera operator |
| Eugeniusz Gawrysiak | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Anna Izykowska-Mironowicz | ... | music consultant |
Additional Crew
| Artur Eisenbach | ... | consultant (as prof. Artur Eisenbach) |
| Michal Friedman | ... | consultant |
| Witold Gruca | ... | consultant |
| Jerzy Lozinski | ... | consultant (as Prof. Jerzy Lozinski) |
| Krzysztof Poddebski | ... | production assistant |
| Ewa Smyrska | ... | production assistant |
| Dariusz Struszczak | ... | production assistant |
| Szymon Szurmiej | ... | consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Przedsiebiorstwo Dystrybucji Filmów (1983) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Afra Films (1988) (United States) (subtitled)
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| Plot Summary |
Set in the Polish Galicia in 1914, on the eve of World War I. Three nationalities are living in the area: Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish. The country inn (Austeria in Galician) is run by an old and wise Jew, Tag. The neighboring village is abandoned by the Jews, who left only few steps ahead of advancing Cossacks. Soon the inn is full of desperate Jews, there is also an Austrian baroness on the run and an Hungarian hussar cut off from his unit.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The screenplay was written right after the 1966 publication of the novel by Julian Stryjkowski but eventually shelved because of the anti-Israeli atmosphere in Poland at that time. The film could have been made only after the Solidarity revolution of 1980. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Avant la bataille (1983). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Blue Danube See more » |