War ·Drama ·Horror · Poland · 1972 · 1h 47m

The Third Part of the Night

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Director
Andrzej Żuławski
Cast
Leszek Teleszyński as Michał Małgorzata Braunek as Marta Jan Nowicki as Jan Jerzy Goliński as Michał's Father Anna Milewska as Sister Klara Michał Grudziński as Marian
Crew
Witold Sobociński — Director of Photography Halina Prugar-Ketling — Editor Andrzej Korzyński — Original Music Composer Andrzej Żuławski — Screenplay Mirosław Żuławski — Screenplay Teresa Barska — Production Design
Synopsis

Set during the Nazi occupation of Poland, the story follows Michał, who witnesses the murder of his mother, wife and child and then is hurled into a life that literally is not his own; a surreal world littered with trapdoors, doppelgängers and wormholes.

Mood & Themes
world war iityphusgerman occupationgestapopregnant womandeath of familypolandpsychological drama
Key Collaborators
Andrzej Żuławski Director Witold Sobociński Director of Photography Halina Prugar-Ketling Editor Andrzej Korzyński Original Music Composer Andrzej Żuławski Screenplay Mirosław Żuławski Screenplay Teresa Barska Production Design Lidia Rzeszewska Costume Design
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