Hospital of the Transfiguration
1979 · 1h 30m · N/A
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Edward Żebrowski
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Hospital of the Transfiguration
Overview
The beginning of the occupation. A closed mental world for the sick. Dr. Kauters values only methods of resolution, Dr. Rygier is a believer in strong authority, Dr. Marglewski considers psychic property a form of haunting, Dr. Nosilewska left Austria after the Nazi occupation. The writer Sekułowski seeks shelter. The young, newly arrived doctor, Stefan, refuses to remain passive in the face of the situation and events...
Director and cast
- Edward Żebrowski Director
- Piotr Dejmek as Stefan
- Jerzy Bińczycki as Andrzej Nowacki
- Henryk Bista as Kauters
- Ewa Dałkowska as Nosilewska
- Gustaw Holoubek as Zygmunt Sekułowski
- Zygmunt Hübner as Pajączkowski
- Ryszard Kotys as Józef
- Klaus Piontek as SS Officer Thiesdorf
- Wojciech Pszoniak as Marglewski
- Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Rygier
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