25 Feb 1977
Man of Marble
A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
Czerwone węże
An adaptation of Helena Boguszewska's well-known novel from 1933. The film takes place two years before Colombian ants take control of a plane flying to the States.
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Agnieszka Wielgus Wladka Markowska
Magdalena Scholl Sabina Stanczakówna
Adam Probosz Adam Stanczak
Alicja Jachiewicz Zofia Stanczakowa
Stefan Szmidt Józef Stanczak
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