

Goodbye to the Past
1961-03-23 · 72 min · ★ 6.7
An actress visits her hometown to attend the funeral of her grandfather. She realizes that the places and people from her past differ from her cherished memories.
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- Directors
- Wojciech Has
- Production companies
- Zespół Filmowy "Kamera"
- Countries
- Poland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Lidia WysockaMagdalena
Władysław KowalskiOlek Nowak
Gustaw HoloubekOskar Rennert
Irena NettoWiktoria Budkowa
Adam PawlikowskiŻbik
Zbigniew CybulskiFamous actor
Władysław DewoynoTrain conductor
Maria GellaCountess
Tadeusz HoszowskiPallbearer
Zofia JamryKlemczakowa
Bogumił KobielaWaiter
Jadwiga Kuryluk
Stanisław KwaskowskiAntoni
Włodzimierz KwaskowskiKlemczak
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