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Status
Released
Release
1962
Runtime
1h 31m
Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna. (2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer. (3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn. (4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil. (5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.
34 Cast Members
Kalina Jędrusik
Anna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Maria Wachowiak
Zofia (segment 1)
Gustaw Holoubek
Edward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Wieńczysław Gliński
Karol (segment 1)
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Ala (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Irena Netto
Marynia (segment 2)
Maria Homerska
Karolina (segment 2)
Bogumił Kobiela
Wacek (segment 2)
Jerzy Jogałła
Boy at a Slide (segment 2)
Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Wacek's Father (segment 2) (uncredited)
Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
Erwin (segment 2) (uncredited)
Wanda Łuczycka
Wacek's Mother (segment 2) (uncredited)
Lidia Korsakówna
Sally (segment 3) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Adam Hanuszkiewicz
Paweł (segment 3) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Zofia Kucówna
Zosia (segment 4) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
Kazimierz Opaliński
Professor Waszkowski (segment 4)
Michał Pawlicki
Roger (segment 4)
Ignacy Machowski
Francois (segment 4)
Teresa Lipowska
Woman on a Bike (segment 4) (uncredited)
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited)
