Crime ·Drama ·War · Poland · 1956 · 1h 38m

Shadow

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Director
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Cast
Zygmunt Kęstowicz as Knyszyn Adolf Chronicki as Karbowski Emil Karewicz as Jasiczka Ignacy Machowski as "Shadow" Biskupik Tadeusz Jurasz as Mikula Bolesław Płotnicki as Railwayman
Crew
Jerzy Lipman — Director of Photography Wiesława Otocka — Editor Andrzej Markowski — Original Music Composer Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski — Screenplay Roman Mann — Production Design Jerzy Szeski — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
grenadejump from trainsabotage
Key Collaborators
Jerzy Kawalerowicz Director Jerzy Lipman Director of Photography Wiesława Otocka Editor Andrzej Markowski Original Music Composer Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski Screenplay Roman Mann Production Design Jerzy Szeski Costume Design
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