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Status
Released
Release
1973
Runtime
1h 10m
"Crime and punishment. Tried in a court of hate. Facing a death sentence they plead for each other. A bold film debut by Grzegorz Królikiewicz."
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.
15 Cast Members
Franciszek Trzeciak
Jan Malisz
Anna Nieborowska
Maria Maliszowa
Irena Ładosiówna
Old Woman
Lucyna Winnicka
Photographic Studio Owner
Ewa Zdzieszyńska
Ewa
Halina Szram-Kijowska
Elderly Couple's Daughter
Jerzy Block
Old Man
Aleksander Czajczynski
Marcel Novek
Party Guest
Edward Radulski
Edek
Janusz Sykutera
Architect
Jerzy Stuhr
Malisz's Brother
Jerzy Zalewski
Marian Dziędziel
Man Examining Malisz's Works (uncredited)
Bogusław Sochnacki
Sentence Reader (voice) (uncredited)
