It seems that nothing can ruin Henryk’s (Wieńczysław Gliński) happy life. He’s a respected lawyer with a loving son and wife. One day, he receives a letter from the prosecutor’s office. He’s accused of collaborating with the Gestapo. It’s an echo of his past under occupation.
Acting
Gliński's face as his world crumbles — no histrionics, just hollow.
Direction
Różewicz frames domestic spaces as interrogation rooms.
Director
Stanisław Różewicz
Wieńczysław Gliński
Henryk Głuchowski
Barbara Horawianka
Lucyna Głuchowska
Bronisław Dardziński
Attorney Team Chairman
Kazimierz Fabisiak
Kasperski
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Gymnastics Teacher
Stanisław Milski
Fisherman
Lech Ordon
Kamiński
Piotr Pawłowski
Alfred
Jerzy Szpunar
Pawiak Prisoner
Ewa Wawrzoń
Zofia
Jolanta Umecka
Girl in a Restaurant
Józef Zbiróg
Henryk's Client
Jacek Bławut
Romek
Tadeusz Gwiazdowski
Waiter (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Poland's post-Stalinist thaw, the film obliquely critiques both Nazi and communist-era denunciations.
Różewicz shot largely in real locations around Łódź; the prosecutor's office was an actual government building, lending documentary dread.
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