October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstabbing and double-crossing Kramer. Kwinto designs a clever plan not to only rob the Kramer's bank but to make it look like Kramer himself did it.
Writing
Machulski's clockwork script where every insult becomes evidence.
Costume
Interwar Polish fashion that schemes harder than the characters.
Acting
Jan Machulski's mustache alone deserves co-writing credit.
Director
Juliusz Machulski
Jan Machulski
Henryk Kwinto
Leonard Pietraszak
Gustaw Kramer
Witold Pyrkosz
J.J. Duńczyk
Jacek Chmielnik
'Moks'
Krzysztof Kiersznowski
'Struna'
Ewa Szykulska
Marta Rychlińska
Zdzisław Kuźniar
Krempitsch
Józef Para
Commissioner Przygoda
Elżbieta Zającówna
Natalia
Zbigniew Geiger
Stawiski
Zofia Charewicz
żona Kwinty
Ryszard Kotys
Melski
Janusz Michałowski
Commissioner Karelicki
Zdzisław Wardejn
Theather Owner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during martial law in Poland, this became a stealth blockbuster—audiences craved escapist revenge against institutional power.
Director Juliusz and lead Jan Machulski are father and son; the on-screen tension between Kwinto and his crew mirrors actual family roasting.
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