A Short Film About Killing

A Short Film About Killing

1988•1h 25m•7.6/10

CrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.6/10(388)

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

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Production

PRF "Zespoły Filmowe", Zespół Filmowy "Tor"

Language

PL

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka

Jacek Łazar

Krzysztof Globisz

Krzysztof Globisz

Piotr Balicki

Jan Tesarz

Jan Tesarz

Waldemar Rekowski

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Committee Chairman

Barbara Dziekan

Barbara Dziekan

Cashier

Aleksander Bednarz

Aleksander Bednarz

The Executioner

Jerzy Zass

Jerzy Zass

Police Commander

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Judge

Artur Barciś

Artur Barciś

Young Man

Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Dorota

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Andrzej

Leonard Andrzejewski

Leonard Andrzejewski

Wieslaw Bednarz

Zbigniew Borek

Zbigniew Borek

Ryszard W. Borsucki

Władysław Byrdy

Władysław Byrdy

Andrzej Gawroński

Andrzej Gawroński

Henryk Guzek

Iwona Głębicka

Iwona Głębicka

Photo Store Clerk

Elżbieta Helman

Beatka

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