Spiral (Polish: Spirala) is a 1978 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi which tells the story of a stranger who turns up at a resort hotel in midwinter, behaves rudely towards other guests and disappears the next day. Found half-frozen in the snow he is taken to hospital where his story is gradually revealed. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Spiral | |
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Directed by | Krzysztof Zanussi |
Written by | Krzysztof Zanussi |
Starring | Jan Nowicki |
Cinematography | Edward Kłosiński |
Edited by | Urszula Śliwińska |
Music by | Wojciech Kilar |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Cast
edit- Jan Nowicki - Tomasz Piatek
- Maja Komorowska - Teresa
- Zofia Kucówna - Maria
- Aleksander Bardini - Doctor
- Jan Świderski - Henryk
- Piotr Garlicki - Henryk's Son
- Marian Glinka - Physician
- Ewa Ziętek - Cleaning Woman
- Seweryna Broniszówna - Old Woman
- Andrzej Hudziak - Augustyn
- Marta Ławińska - Psychologist
- Cezary Morawski - Czarek
- Andrzej Szenajch - Guest House Manager
- Stefan Szmidt - Rescuer
- Daria Trafankowska - Nurse
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Spiral". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 May 2009.