Overview
After a con-man is released from prison, he gradually gets back to his old tricks, but his cons grow ever more elaborate and travel steadily up the ladder of society until he has local politicians and important government ministers involved in his schemes.
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Gdańsk
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Julian Szczerkowski
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Mirosław BorkScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 17, 1989
- Original language
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
Production
Cast
Piotr FronczewskiCzesław Wiśniak / Jacek Ben Silberstein
Maria PakulnisAnka
Krzysztof ZaleskiRoman
Gustaw LutkiewiczJudge
Grażyna KrukównaJanka
Henryk BistaMarian Lugowski
Ryszard KotysLocal Communist Party Secretary
Jerzy SchejbalOrdynator
Zbigniew LesieńAttache Krzysztof Jankowski
Leon NiemczykJerzy Berger
Michał PawlickiProvincial Governor
Jerzy BończakTaksówkarz Zdzisław Mitura
Zdzisław KuźniarNowak, sekretarz POP w zakładach
Maciej GórajAndrzej, kolega Wiśniaka z celi
Janusz BukowskiJan Guz
Jerzy ŁapińskiDyrektor szpitala
Danuta Kowalska
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