The Spiral
6.6
In what appears to be an inexplicable incident, a man drives up to a resort hotel in midwinter, throws away his car keys, enters, and proceeds to agitate everyone he meets with his urgency -- a message he is somehow unable to communicate. Then he leaves, disappearing in the snow. Later, the people he appeared to have upset have gathered to search for him and find him frostbitten, but alive. Visiting him at the sanatorium to which he has been taken, they gradually discover what was really happening.
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Cast
37 people
Jan Nowicki
Tomasz
Known for
The Hourglass Sanatorium
The Third Part of the Night
Maja Komorowska
Teresa
Known for
Decalogue I
Katyn
Zofia Kucówna
Maria
Also in
The Big, Bigger, and the Biggest
Atlantis
Aleksander Bardini
Doctor
Known for
Three Colors: White
The Double Life of Véronique
Jan Świderski
Henryk
Known for
How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms
Seweryna Broniszówna
Old Woman
Also in
The Screw-Up
White Venom
Piotr Garlicki
Henryk's Son
Known for
I'm a Killer
Marian Glinka
Doctor
Also in
Schindler's List
Popielec
Andrzej Hudziak
Augustyn
Known for
The Last Days
Marta Ławińska
Psychologist
Known for
Take It Easy
Cezary Morawski
Czarek
Also in
Operation Arsenal
The Constant Factor
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Sick Man in a Clinic
Known for
Teddy Bear
The Devil
Krzysztof Zanussi Director · Edward Kłosiński Cinematographer Urszula Śliwińska Editor
First release September 21, 1978 · Produced in Poland · Production P.P. Film Polski
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Tor"
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P.P. Film Polski
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Poland
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Original title
Spirala
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · September 21, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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