The Saragossa Manuscript
During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather.
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Zbigniew Cybulski
Alfonse Van Worden
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Iga Cembrzyńska
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Don Diego Salero
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Bogumił Kobiela
Senor Toledo
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Barbara Krafftówna
Camilla de Tormez
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Jadwiga Krawczyk
Donna Inez Moro
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Sławomir Lindner
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Wojciech Has Director · Tadeusz Kwiatkowski Screenplay Jan Potocki Author
United States release April 6, 1972 · Produced in Poland · Production Kamera Film Unit
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Kamera"
Production
Kamera Film Unit
Production
Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · February 9, 1965
Premiere
United States · April 6, 1972
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
May 21, 1999 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
June 18, 1999 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
August 6, 1999 · Limited theatrical · San Francisco, California
August 13, 1999 · Limited theatrical · Berkeley, California
Denmark
February 27, 1966 · Theatrical
Finland
October 20, 1969 · Theatrical
France
December 1, 1966 · Limited theatrical
February 2, 2005 · Theatrical · re-release
August 1, 2012 · Theatrical · re-release
Germany
June 4, 1968 · TV
Greece
September 17, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Athens Film Festival
February 14, 2013 · Limited theatrical
September 30, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Athens Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Ireland
December 13, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Kinopolis Polish Film Festival
Italy
November 16, 2025 · TV · Rai 3 (fuori orario), 4k restoration
Netherlands
March 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Russia
November 21, 1966 · Limited theatrical · Moscow premiere
December 17, 1966 · Theatrical
Spain
June 10, 1965 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
September 17, 1970 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
October 28, 1971 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
April 9, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Wojciech Has Centenary Screening (Madrid)
June 26, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Wojciech Has Centenary Screening (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
July 10, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Wojciech Has Centenary Screening (Santander)
September 12, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Wojciech Has Centenary Screening (Valencia)
October 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Wojciech Has Centenary Screening (Zaragoza)
November 13, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Wojciech Has Centenary Screening (Sevilla)
December 7, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Wojciech Has Centenary Screening (Oviedo)
United Kingdom
December 14, 2007 · Theatrical · re-release
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