The Conductor
6.9
A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.
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Cast
20 people
John Gielgud
John Lasocki
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Krystyna Janda
Marta
Known for
Decalogue II
Man of Marble
Andrzej Seweryn
Adam Pietryk
Known for
Schindler's List
The Mire
Jan Ciecierski
Marta's Father
Known for
Ashes and Diamonds
Tadeusz Czechowski
Tadzio
Also in
Dom
Nights and Days
Marek Dąbrowski
Cultural Office Clerk
Also in
Dyrektorzy
Clouds of War
Józef Fryźlewicz
Voivod
Also in
Królowa Bona
Pilot Pirx's Inquest
Janusz Gajos
Dignitary from Warsaw
Known for
Three Colors: White
The Mire
Stanisław Górka
Bassist
Also in
Popielec
The Possessed
Jerzy Kleyn
Also in
4 Alternative Street
Brunet Will Call
Mary Ann Krasiński
Marta's Friend
No other roles listed
Anna Łopatowska
Anna
Also in
Louise's Garden
Night Conversations
Andrzej Wajda Director · Andrzej Kijowski Writer Sławomir Idziak Cinematographer
United States release September 28, 1980 · Produced in Poland · Languages English, Polish
Production
Zespół Filmowy "X"
Production
Film Polski
Production
Polish Corporation for Film Production
Production
Zespól Filmowy "X"
Production
Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Dyrygent
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
English · Polish
Release dates
Germany · February 27, 1980
Theatrical · (Berlin International Film Festival)
Poland · March 24, 1980
Theatrical
United States · September 28, 1980
Theatrical · (New York Film Festival)
United States
December 14, 1982 · Limited theatrical · (limited)
Argentina
December 17, 2000 · Theatrical · (Ciclo A. Waija y K. Zanussi: dos maestros del cine polaco)
Canada
September 10, 1980 · Theatrical · (Toronto International Film Festival)
Denmark
August 25, 1980 · Theatrical · (Polish Film Week)
Germany
August 28, 1981 · Theatrical · West Germany
August 3, 1990 · Theatrical · East Germany
Greece
February 25, 2008 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
Hungary
February 2, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
June 23, 1980 · Theatrical · (Rome) (Polish Film Week)
Japan
October 1, 1994 · Theatrical · (video premiere)
Portugal
January 31, 1985 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 7, 2012 · Theatrical · (Andrzej Wajda Retrospective)
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