Idol
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In 1969 a young writer decides to write an essay on a well known Polish writer, who had to leave the country in the 50's, later living, working and dying in exile. He slowly assembles the character and even the exterior appearances of his idol until his own identity tragically disappears.
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Cast
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Krzysztof Pieczyński
Tomasz Sołtan
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Ewa Żukowska
Ilona Iwicka
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Jerzy Kamas
Karol 'Olo' Panasiuk
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Tadeusz Huk
Witek, przyjaciel Kortona
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Witold Dębicki
Maniek, przyjaciel Kortona
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Jerzy Wasiuczyński
Żabicki, przyjaciel Kortona
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Janosik
Janusz Gajos
Józef Winiecki, redaktor naczelny
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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
cenzor
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Krzysztof Zaleski
Grobny
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Sztos
Ernestyna Winnicka
kobieta w tv
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Katarzyna Walter
dziewczyna Sołtana
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Piotr Machalica
właściciel pokoju wynajmowanego przez Sołtana
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Feliks Falk Director · Wiesław Zdort Cinematographer Mirosława Garlicka Editor
First release October 7, 1985 · Produced in Poland · Languages German, Polish
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Perspektywa"
Production
Poland
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Languages
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
German · Polish
Release dates
Poland · October 7, 1985
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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