Overview
A man has been found dead after having been hurled from a train. As security agents, police and a medical examiner piece together his identity, three accounts emerge: one set during World War II, one in the immediate aftermath of the war, and one in contemporary Poland.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Andrzej Markowski
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jerzy Lipman
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Aleksander Ścibor-RylskiScreenplay
- Original title
- Cień
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 1, 1956
- Original language
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
Production
Cast
Zygmunt KęstowiczKnyszyn
Adolf ChronickiKarbowski
Emil KarewiczJasiczka
Ignacy Machowski"Shadow" Biskupik
Tadeusz JuraszMikula
Bolesław PłotnickiRailwayman
Bohdan EjmontOfficer
Marian ŁączStefan- Zdzisław SzymańskiPeasant
Halina PrzybylskaVillage Woman
Antoni JuraszLt. Antoni
Wiesław GołasUnderground Soldier
Barbara PołomskaStefan's Friend
Stanisław MikulskiBlonde
Roman KłosowskiWitold
Witold PyrkoszThe Little
Zygmunt ZintelCoach Driver
Janusz StrachockiWiślicki
Zbigniew SkowrońskiUnderground Soldier
Anna ChodakowskaCibulka
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