22 Jun 1954
On the Waterfront
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
A Short Film About Killing
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
Top Billed Cast
Mirosław Baka Jacek Łazar
Krzysztof Globisz Piotr Balicki
Jan Tesarz Waldemar Rekowski
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz Przewodniczacy Komisji
Barbara Dziekan Bileterka
Aleksander Bednarz Kat
Jerzy Zass Naczelnik
Zdzisław Tobiasz Judge
Artur Barciś Young Man
Krystyna Janda Dorota
Olgierd Łukaszewicz Andrzej
Leonard Andrzejewski Wieslaw Bednarz 
Zbigniew Borek Ryszard W. Borsucki 
Władysław Byrdy 
Andrzej Gawroński Henryk Guzek 
Iwona Głębicka Photo Store Clerk
Elżbieta Helman Beatka
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