Overview
An elderly man returns to Poland to find his long-lost son, missing since World War II. In his quest the man is forced to contemplate the elusive and coded nature of truth itself.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Krzysztof Penderecki
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mieczysław Jahoda
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Andrzej KijowskiStory, Screenplay
- Original title
- Szyfry
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 25, 1966
- Original language
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
Production
Cast
Jan KreczmarTadeusz
Zbigniew CybulskiMaciek
Ignacy GogolewskiDoctor Zygmunt Gross
Irena HoreckaHelena Kunicka
Janusz KłosińskiBookstore Manager
Barbara KrafftównaJadwiga
Wacław KowalskiMadeja
Kazimierz OpalińskiPieczara
Władysław DewoynoTrain Waiter
Adam DzieszyńskiHotel Receptionist
Janusz GajosMonk- Stefania KołodziejczykWaitress
Irma KozłowskaCaretaker
Zofia MerleWacka
Irena OrskaNeighbour
Jadwiga SkupnikPhone Operator
Irena EichlerównaZofia
Leopold Rene NowakGestapo Officer / Man on the Street (uncredited)
Kazimierz OstrowiczTrain Conductor (uncredited)
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