The Housemaster
6.4
A small village during the period of agricultural reforms in 1945. The two protagonists, a terminally ill count and his housemaster, engage in a private game that consists of artificially maintaining the social hierarchy which reigned here for centuries.
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Cast
18 people
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Known for
How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Known for
Blind Chance
A Generation
Wojciech Marczewski
Stanisława Celińska
Known for
Money Is Not Everything
Topsy Turvy, or Egg Nogg 2
Wieslaw Mysliwski
Stanislawa Celinska
Count's daughter
Halina Gryglaszewska
Count's sister
Known for
The Double Life of Véronique
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Jasiek
Known for
Man of Iron
Aftermath
Jerzy Kryszak
Militiaman
Teresa Lipowska
Housemaster's wife
Henryk Machalica
Doctor
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Przyłbice i kaptury
She-Wolf
Wlodzimierz Musial
Doorkeeper
Wojciech Marczewski Director · Wiesław Myśliwski Author
First release April 1, 1980 · Produced in Poland · Production Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych (WFF)
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Centralna Wytwórnia Programów i Filmów Telewizyjnych Poltel
Production
Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych (WFF)
Production
Poland
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Original title
Klucznik
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · April 1, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
July 11, 1984
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