Overview
To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Kraków
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Music
Music by Jan Krenz
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Krzysztof Winiewicz and Jerzy Lipman
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Jerzy Stefan StawińskiScreenplay, Novel
- Original title
- Zezowate szczęście
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 4, 1960
- Original language
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
Production
Cast
Bogumił KobielaJan Piszczyk
Maria CiesielskaBasia
Helena DąbrowskaWychówna
Barbara LassJola
Krystyna KarkowskaWrona-Wronska
Barbara PołomskaZosia Jelonka- Irena StalończykIrena Kropaczyńska
Tadeusz BartosikWasik
Henryk BąkDirector
Mariusz DmochowskiUB Officer
Aleksander DzwonkowskiCezary Piszczyk
Edward DziewońskiJelonek
Tadeusz JanczarEns. Sawicki
Stanisław JaworskiWatchmaker- Andrzej KrasickiWitold Kropaczyński
- Wojciech LitynskiYoung Jan Piszczyk
Kazimierz OpalińskiPrison Warden
Jerzy PichelskiMaj. Wrona-Wronski
Adam PawlikowskiEns. Osewski
Wojciech SiemionJózef Kacperski
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