The Hourglass Sanatorium
7.4
Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.
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Cast
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Jan Nowicki
Józef
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Tadeusz Kondrat
Jakub
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Irena Orska
Józef's Mother
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Filip Zylber
Rudolf
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Halina Kowalska
Adela
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Gustaw Holoubek
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Known for
The Saragossa Manuscript
With Fire and Sword
Mieczysław Voit
Blind Conductor
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Mother Joan of the Angels
Pharaoh
Bożena Adamek
Bianka
Known for
We're All Christs
Ludwik Benoit
Szloma
Known for
A Generation
Henryk Boukołowski
Fireman
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Seweryn Dalecki
Teodor
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Julian Jabczyński
Dignitary
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Janosik
Wojciech Has Director · Bruno Schulz Author Jerzy Maksymiuk Composer
First release May 24, 1973 · Produced in Poland · Original title Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Silesia"
Production
Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
France · May 24, 1973
Premiere · Cannes
Poland · December 11, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 21, 1975 · Theatrical
January 8, 2025 · Theatrical · Ressortie
Netherlands
December 3, 1973 · Premiere · Dutch preview
October 5, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Poland
December 3, 1973 · Premiere · Polish preview
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